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.

Seemingly delicate, most certainly beautiful, bitterroot flowers are in fact one of our state’s most determined survivors. Dig it up, dry it whole, store it for months, carry it across ...

Editor's note: Each Saturday, the Missoulian provides readers with a sampling of news gleaned from weekly newspapers around western Montana. Weeklies' Reader: Bitterroot's namesake flower seems scarce ...

The cover of the book features a photo of 7-year-old Susan holding a bitterroot flower. As he took the photo, her dad said, "For the Salish, the tribe you belong to, it is sacred." ...

WHITEHALL — Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park invites you to join us Saturday, June 9 for a hike to see the beautiful bitterroot and other early summer wildflowers. See Montana’s state flower ...

For our annual Adventure Travel issue, we scoured the globe to find the 25 Best New Trips in the World for 2010, complete with a Best Trips photo gallery. Today, we present Idaho and Montana. The ...