Arrowleaf Balsamroot is probably the most prevalent wildflower growing in the Columbia Gorge. In spring the hills are filled with these bright yellow blossoms. Dog Mountain, Tom McCall Nature Preserve, Memaloose Hills, Mill Creek Preserve: all are chock full of them. And the Arrowleaf Balsamroot can be found all over the western states. Usually found in large clumps of flowers and leaves, they are joy to see at the peak of the bloom.
The hills of the Mill Creek Preserve
Photo from Tom McCall Preserve, April 12, 2024.
A group of young buds before the bloom out along Memaloose Hills Trail, March 29, 2023.
A close up shows the intricacy of the flowerhead. Photo at along Grassy Knoll Trail, May 23, 2024.
Photo taken along the Labyrinth Trail, April 19, 2018. Click this photo to return to the Yellow/Orange Wildflowers page