04/30/2023
Interesting
One of the first flowers to bloom after the snow melts in the Idaho Panhandle (and much of the West) is Erythronium grandiflorum, aka Glacier lily or Yellow avalanche-lily. They a favorite food of grizzly bears and black bears, which use their claws to comb through the soil unearthing the nutritious bulbs. Elk and deer relish the foliage. Native Americans would harvest the bulbs which could be boiled or dried and used in stews or other dishes.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/erythronium_grandiflorum.shtml
