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Long before explorers Lewis and Clark wrote about the beautiful purplish-pink flower of the bitterroot, Native Americans were using its roots for food and trade. Tribes dug up the roots and dried them so they could be kept and used for months. read more

Official State Flower of Montana. Montana designated bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) as the official state flower in 1895. All State Flowers. 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 more

The Bitterroot was selected as the Montana State Flower on February 27, 1895. Kingdom Plantae Division Magnoliophyta Class Magnoliopsida Order Caryophyllales Family Portulacaceae Genus Lewisia Species rediviva. Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) flower is a member of the Portulacaceae family, of which portulaca, the moss rose, is the most commonly grown. read more

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