On June 4th, I drove up in the hills around here and found some wildflowers but for the most part I was late in my wildflower hunting as most were looking quite wilted already. But I did find some Arrowleaf Balsamroot, some bluebells and some bear grass that looked pretty decent.
On June 5th, I went looking for the Bitterroot blossoms that grow plentifully this time of year on State land west of Corvallis (MT).
According to the US Forest Service the Bitterroots were "a culturally significant plant for several Native American tribes in the West. Traditionally, the roots were gathered, dried for storage, and used for food or trade. The root is bitter, so it was cooked and often mixed with meat or berries. Meriwether Lewis first collected the species for western science in July of 1806, in what is now called the Bitterroot Valley in Montana."
(https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/lewisia_rediviva.shtml)
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