Wild. Local. Beautiful. Our Most Edible & Medicinal Species Many of Montana’s native plants have a rich history of possessing edible and medicinal qualities. While this list is a handy guide to assist you in expanding your native landscape, we do not encourage digging native plants from the wild. By providing this guide, we are not endorsing the edible and medicinal qualities of each species but rather providing a launching point for traditional uses of the plants listed below. *Possesses potentially toxic constituents; research these species prior to ingesting. EDIBLE FORBS & GROUNDCOVERS Buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) Horsemint (Agastache urticifolia) Mountain Huckleberry (Vaccinium membranaceum) Orange Agoseris (Agoseris aurantiaca) Nodding Onion (Allium cernuum) MEDICINAL FORBS & GROUNDCOVERS Wild Chives (Allium schoenoprasum) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea) Oregon Grape (Berberis repens) Rosy Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea) Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) Kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) ALL Strawberry Species (Fragaria spp.) Heart-leaf Arnica (Arnica cordifolia) Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale) Showy Milkweed (Asclepias speciosa) Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) Wild Blue Flax (Linum lewisii) Oregon Grape (Berberis repens) Wild Mint (Mentha arvensis) Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) Yellow Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus) Northern Bedstraw (Galium boreale) Red Monkeyflower (Mimulus lewisii) Large-leaved Avens (Geum macrophyllum) Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) Yellow Evening Primrose (Oenothera villosa) Alumroot (Heuchera cylindrica) Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia fragilis) Horizontal Juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) Dotted Blazing Star (Liatris spicata) Stonecrop (Sedum stenopetalum) Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Mountain Lover (Paxistima myrsinites) Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris) Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) EDIBLE SHRUBS Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis) Black Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii) Western Sand Cherry* (Prunus besseyi var. pumila) MEDICINAL SHRUBS Chokecherry* (Prunus virginiana) Serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) Three-leaved Sumac (Rhus trilobata) White Sage (Artemisia ludoviciana) ALL Currant Species (Ribes spp.) Red-stemmed Buckbrush (Ceanothus sanguineus) Nootka Rose (Rosa nutkana) Black Hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii) Woods Rose (Rosa woodsii) Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus) (Medicinal Shrubs and Edible & Medicinal Trees continued Blue Elderberry* (Sambucus cerulea) on next page.) Wildflowers, Grasses, Shrubs & Trees | Landscape, Consulting & Design Services | Contract Growing | Salvage | Seed Collection Center for Native Plants 5605 Hwy 93 S Whitefish, MT 59937 406.862.4226 www.centerfornativeplants.com Oceanspray (Holodiscus discolor) Mock-orange (Philadelphus lewisii) Chokecherry* (Prunus virginiana) Three-leaved Sumac (Rhus trilobata) Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) ALL Willow Species (Salix spp.) Blue Elderberry* (Sambucus cerulea) Black Elderberry* (Sambucus racemosa) EDIBLE & MEDICINAL TREES Paper Birch (Betula papyrifera) Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) Western Larch (Larix occidentalis) Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii) Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) Black Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa) Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata) Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) Wildflowers, Grasses, Shrubs, & Trees | Landscape, Consulting & Design Services | Contract Growing | Salvage | Seed Collection 2 .