Germinant	Early Growth	Mature Vegetation	Full Flower
GENERAL: Common Name: bitterroot Perennial Family: Portulacaceae Plant Height: 3" Root Type: thick, fleshy taproot Bloom Time: late spring to early summer Native Habitat: gravelly foothills slopes to well-drained, sunny valley sites	Native Range Map (Color Key):
GROWING INFO: Soil: sandy/gravelly Light: full sun Water: first year requires extra moisture, after it is quite drought tolerant Germination: plant in fall or late winter barely covering seed

Map Courtesy of: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2011. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps  generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2010. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].

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