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Bitterroot, river, United States

Bitterroot, river, c.120 mi (190 km) long, rising in SW Mont. and flowing north to join the Clark Fork River near Missoula. A Roman Catholic mission was established on the river in 1841, and missionaries are credited with introducing farming in the area. The Bitterroot Valley experienced rapid population growth in the 1990s.

bitterroot, in botany

bitterroot: see purslane purslane, common name for some plants of the Portulaceae, a family of herbs and a few small shrubs, chiefly of the Americas. The portulacas or purslanes (genus Portulaca) include many species indigenous to the United States.
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of Montana. [Flower Symbolism: Golenpaul, 636]
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The Bitterroot Range is part of the Appalachian Mountains.
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The suddenly disappearing trail rang eerily familiar, recalling the time I lost a trail in Idaho's Bitterroot Mountains.
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Here in the Bitterroot Valley where five rivers come together, Campbell and Carreno have learned to be resourceful and count their blessings.
Moving to Montana by Posin, Kathryn / Dance Magazine
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