Distribution: Occurring west of the Cascades crest and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington; British Columbia to California.

Habitat: Prairies, open slopes, and forest edge at low elevations.

Flowers: March-July

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Review Group 2 in Washington (WANHP)

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, butterflies, beetles, wasps

Perennial herb from a large taproot.

All basal; large with triangular or cordate base, sparsely hairy.

Large, yellow sunflower-like heads with slightly hairy involucres.

Achene glabrous.

Similar to B. sagitatta, but differs in being less densely pubescent, with the herbage and involucre green rather than grayish.