#bitterroot — Public Fediverse posts

So, I came across some of this near the #CommunityGarden, and identified it using #FloraApp as #SpreadingDogbane. Even though it's toxic (all plant parts, so handle with care), it is a #Maine #NativePlant and a favorite of #MonarchButterflies. I just don't want it growing in my community garden plot!

"Spreading dogbane

Scientific name: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.

Common name(s): spreading dogbane, fly-trap dogbane, #bitterroot

Description:

-perennial
-wide spread branching red stems
-can reach up to 2 feet tall
-leaves are opposite
-bell shaped flowers
-spreads through patches of rhizomes
-contains a milky white sap that is toxic to humans
-generally flowers June through August in ME

Reddish stems 1′-4′ tall grow from horizontal rootstocks, branches smooth and spreading. Oval leaves opposite, 2″-4″ long and 1″-2.5″ wide, often drooping on short stalks. Flowers pinkish, bell-shaped and about 1/4″ wide, seed pods 4″ long and narrow, can be confused with bush honeysuckle. All parts exude white liquid when broken.

-may be confused with A. cannabinum

Habitat:
-disturbed areas
-road sides
-waste areas

Agriculture:
-produces nectar as an important food source
-attracts monarch butterflies

Natural History:
-native to North America
-genus “Apocynum” means “away from dog”
-its tough fibers were used to make threads and cords by #NativeAmericans
-the root contains cymarin, a cardiac stimulant"

Source:
https://extension.umaine.edu/blueberries/weed-images/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds/pink-flowers/spreading-dogbane/

#SolarPunkSunday #NativePlants #Pollinators #Gardening

So, I came across some of this near the #CommunityGarden, and identified it using #FloraApp as #SpreadingDogbane. Even though it's toxic (all plant parts, so handle with care), it is a #Maine #NativePlant and a favorite of #MonarchButterflies. I just don't want it growing in my community garden plot!

"Spreading dogbane

Scientific name: Apocynum androsaemifolium L.

Common name(s): spreading dogbane, fly-trap dogbane, #bitterroot

Description:

-perennial
-wide spread branching red stems
-can reach up to 2 feet tall
-leaves are opposite
-bell shaped flowers
-spreads through patches of rhizomes
-contains a milky white sap that is toxic to humans
-generally flowers June through August in ME

Reddish stems 1′-4′ tall grow from horizontal rootstocks, branches smooth and spreading. Oval leaves opposite, 2″-4″ long and 1″-2.5″ wide, often drooping on short stalks. Flowers pinkish, bell-shaped and about 1/4″ wide, seed pods 4″ long and narrow, can be confused with bush honeysuckle. All parts exude white liquid when broken.

-may be confused with A. cannabinum

Habitat:
-disturbed areas
-road sides
-waste areas

Agriculture:
-produces nectar as an important food source
-attracts monarch butterflies

Natural History:
-native to North America
-genus “Apocynum” means “away from dog”
-its tough fibers were used to make threads and cords by #NativeAmericans
-the root contains cymarin, a cardiac stimulant"

Source:
https://extension.umaine.edu/blueberries/weed-images/herbaceous-broadleaf-weeds/pink-flowers/spreading-dogbane/

#SolarPunkSunday #NativePlants #Pollinators #Gardening

Bitterroot Blooms: The Bitterroot Secret Garden Tour returns https://www.allforgardening.com/1867061/bitterroot-blooms-the-bitterroot-secret-garden-tour-returns/ #Bitterroot #BitterrootSecretGardenTour #community #garden #LoadsOfDignity #Ruthie'sLittleMiracles

Bitterroot Blooms: The Bitterroot Secret Garden Tour returns https://www.allforgardening.com/1867061/bitterroot-blooms-the-bitterroot-secret-garden-tour-returns/ #Bitterroot #BitterrootSecretGardenTour #community #garden #LoadsOfDignity #Ruthie'sLittleMiracles

Proposed mine would endanger one of Montana’s most valued fisheries
Michael Howell
Jun 28, 2026
#MTPol #Montana #Bitterroot
https://bitterrootfreepress.substack.com/p/proposed-mine-would-endanger-one

Proposed mine would endanger one of Montana’s most valued fisheries
Michael Howell
Jun 28, 2026
#MTPol #Montana #Bitterroot
https://bitterrootfreepress.substack.com/p/proposed-mine-would-endanger-one

Volunteers begin spring cleanup at Hamilton Community Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1723403/volunteers-begin-spring-cleanup-at-hamilton-community-garden/ #Bitterroot #clean #CommunityGarden #DalyElementary #FarmToSchool #food #garden #gardener #gardening #Hamilton #HamiltonGarden #Plot

Volunteers begin spring cleanup at Hamilton Community Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1723403/volunteers-begin-spring-cleanup-at-hamilton-community-garden/ #Bitterroot #clean #CommunityGarden #DalyElementary #FarmToSchool #food #garden #gardener #gardening #Hamilton #HamiltonGarden #Plot

‪ICE OUT for Good Rally
Saturday, January 10th
Hamilton, MT
1st & Main
12-2
#MTPol
#HamiltonMT
#IceOutForGood
#Ravalli
#Bitterroot
#Indivisible

‪ICE OUT for Good Rally
Saturday, January 10th
Hamilton, MT
1st & Main
12-2
#MTPol
#HamiltonMT
#IceOutForGood
#Ravalli
#Bitterroot
#Indivisible

Spread the Word HAMILTON, MONTANA MAY DAY RALLY N 1st St & W Main St -- 12:00-1:00 PM www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve... Rally to Support Workers RML Workers Forest Service Workers Minimum Wage Workers Workers make this country run. #mtpol #mtleg #mtnews #bitterroot #hamilton #mayday

Spread the Word N 1st St & W Main St 12:00-1:00 PM Rally to Support Workers RML Workers Forest Service Workers Minimum Wage Workers The 99% Workers Workers make this country run. #sula #conner #darby #grantsville #florence #stevensville #victor #corvallis #mtpol #mtleg #mtnews #bitterroot #mayday

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lum7inpgs3q4dmz5hclhpnis/post/3lnxtghvkhc2e

It's time for a #PanelDiscussion on our #NCBD picks! Bredan is pulling #AbsoluteMartianManhunter 1 and Bob is grabbing #BitterRoot the Next Movement 1, #FarDownBelow 1 and #TheMummy 1! Which books are you pulling? #imagecomics #MadCaveStudios #DCComics #Skybound #martianmanhunter #comics #comicbooks #monsters #universalmonsters #DCAllIn

It's time for a #PanelDiscussion on our #NCBD picks! Bredan is pulling #AbsoluteMartianManhunter 1 and Bob is grabbing #BitterRoot the Next Movement 1, #FarDownBelow 1 and #TheMummy 1! Which books are you pulling? #imagecomics #MadCaveStudios #DCComics #Skybound #martianmanhunter #comics #comicbooks #monsters #universalmonsters #DCAllIn

#Bitterroot and #buttercups. #OkanoganHighlands #wildflowers

#December 12, 1993
#OTD Jerry De Santo's #Book, #Bitterroot: #Montana's #State #Flower, is #Published.

Bitterroot's #Botanical Name, #Lewisia #Rediviva, honors #Lewis + #Clark,

William O. #Douglas wrote this #Charming Observation:

I never see the Bitterroot #Blooming among the #Sage,

Without #Feeling that I
Should take off my #Hat & #Stand in #Adoration
Of the #Wondrous #Skill of the #Creator.

#Garden #Nature #Flowers #Woodland #Forest #Ephemeral

#December 12, 1993
#OTD Jerry De Santo's #Book, #Bitterroot: #Montana's #State #Flower, is #Published.

Bitterroot's #Botanical Name, #Lewisia #Rediviva, honors #Lewis + #Clark,

William O. #Douglas wrote this #Charming Observation:

I never see the Bitterroot #Blooming among the #Sage,

Without #Feeling that I
Should take off my #Hat & #Stand in #Adoration
Of the #Wondrous #Skill of the #Creator.

#Garden #Nature #Flowers #Woodland #Forest #Ephemeral