Bitterroot
Bitterroot is a small perennial herb in the family Montiaceae. Its specific epithet rediviva refers to its ability to regenerate from dry and seemingly dead roots.
Montana designated bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) as the official state flower in 1895.
Bitterroot can be found during spring and summer, growing in the sagebrush plains and the foothills of the mountains in western and south central Montana.
Read MoreMontana designated bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) as the official state flower in 1895.
Bitterroot can be found during spring and summer, growing in the sagebrush plains and the foothills of the mountains in western and south central Montana.
