Daily Note
Every day, a photograph, a poem. On our way home in April, 2017 after enjoying a a family gathering, we like to find interesting places to stretch while driving on Highway 2. This day we chose to stop at Peshastin-Pinnacles State Park near Cashmere, WA. We had time for a short hike, and discovered arrowleaf balsamroot in bloom and these funky little flowers hiding beneath their lobed leaves. It popped up in my iPhone “memories” today, so I investigated the little flower.
It’s called Ballhead Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum capitatum), as I discovered from a reverse image search on Google Images. It grows throughout the Western United States in several varieties from white to pink/purple. According to Wikipedia and the US Forest Service, Native Americans would harvest the roots and leaves for their dinner greens.
And so, a poem…
Poetry
Waterleaf
Hiding out beneath
Sheri Edwards
Lobed leaves
White trumpets tipped
Yellow and black
Shout beyond
Bells of white to purple
Formed into a ball:
Wildflower Surprise
Dinner Greens
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