Bitterroot
Montana mountain range
Bitterroot is a low-growing plant native to western North America, with showy pink or white flowers and a fleshy, edible root that tastes bitter until cooked.
The plant holds cultural significance for Indigenous peoples of the region and gives its name to the Bitterroot Mountains and Bitterroot Valley in Montana: We hiked through fields of blooming bitterroot.
Uncultivated flowering plant
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
- state flowerOfficial bloom of territory
- alpineOf high elevations
- perennialRecurring each year
succulent · rosette · rocky soil · drought-tolerant · spring bloom · low-growing · native plant · rock garden
Northwestern state, fourth-largest
- IdahoNorthwestern American state
- MissoulaWestern Montana university town
- HamiltonFirst Treasury secretary
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
Rocky Mountains · Continental Divide · national forest · Darby · rangeland · trailhead · backcountry · mountain range
Northwest Coast indigenous group
- traditional foodCuisine from cultural ancestry
- starchyContaining complex carbohydrates
- famine foodSubsistence during extreme shortage
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
camas · gathering · tribal lands · subsistence · seasonal harvest · native cuisine · ethnobotany · women's work
wildflower
Uncultivated flowering plant
- MontanaNorthwestern state, fourth-largest
- state flowerOfficial bloom of territory
- alpineOf high elevations
perennial · succulent · rosette · rocky soil · drought-tolerant · spring bloom · low-growing · native plant · rock garden · Lewis and Clark
Montana
Northwestern state, fourth-largest
- IdahoNorthwestern American state
- MissoulaWestern Montana university town
- HamiltonFirst Treasury secretary
wilderness · Rocky Mountains · Continental Divide · national forest · Darby · rangeland · trailhead · backcountry · mountain range · river valley
Salish
Northwest Coast indigenous group
- traditional foodCuisine from cultural ancestry
- starchyContaining complex carbohydrates
- famine foodSubsistence during extreme shortage
ceremonial · camas · gathering · tribal lands · subsistence · seasonal harvest · native cuisine · ethnobotany · women's work · preparation
BitterrootCascades
Pacific Northwest mountain range
Sierra Nevada · Appalachians · Great Plains · Central Valley · Mississippi Delta
Bitterrootsugar beet
Root grown for sweetener
sweet potato · honey · carrot · parsnip · yam
bitter, root, bitterly, bitterness, roots, rooted, rooting, rootless, uproot