Balsamorhiza sagittata

Balsamorhiza sagittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Heliantheae
Genus:	Balsamorhiza
Species:	B. sagittata
Binomial name
Balsamorhiza sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.
Synonyms
Balsamorhiza helianthoides (Nutt.) Nutt. Buphthalmum sagittatum Pursh Espeletia helianthoides Nutt. Espeletia sagittata (Pursh) Nutt.

Sort of like a giant long-lived sunchoke? The root is said to be edible, but has a rock-hard cortex with a fibrous ropey interior, so it takes a lot of processing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTaVJk5erYU&t=5m7s

Acknowledgements

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