The bitterroot is a low-growing flower whose roots were once an American Indian food. BRETT FRENCH, Gazette Staff Christine Peterson Casper Star Tribune ...
For centuries before white settlers came to western Montana, the root of the bitterroot flower was an important food source for the Salish and other Native American tribes in the area.
FLORENCE — Thousands of bitterroot flowers ranging in color from white to hot pink flourish under a decade and a half worth of care by one Bitterroot Valley resident. Pamela Priem, who lives on ...
The beautiful pink flowers of the Bitterroot have been Montana's official state flower since 1895 — one of the oldest symbols of the Treasure State.