From alder to yellowbells, sixty native Montana plants are featured in this fascinating and informative guide, now in a new, easy-to-use format. Learn how Native Americans and other early inhabitants of the area used these plants for food, medicine, and religious rituals. Each illustrated entry also gives a detailed description of the plant and its habitat and range. From alders to yellowbells, 60 Montana plants are featured in this guide. Each illustrated entry also gives a detailed description of the plant and its habitat and range. --From the Back Cover From alders to yellowbells, 60 Montana plants are featured in this guide. Each illustrated entry also gives a detailed description of the plant and its habitat and range. Jeff Hart spent several summers in the 1970's in ethnobotanical research among Montana's Indian tribes, especially the few living ""Old Ones,"" whose knowledge of the medicinal qualities of native plants assisted in the preparation of the text published here. The lore gathered from them was augmented by Hart's own professional training, which includes a B.A. in Environmental Biology and an M.A. in Botany. Since finishing this book, Hart has conducted botanical field work in South America and earned a PhD. in evolutionary biology from Harvard University. Flora, Montana