Roseroot (Rhodiola integriflolia), and (Rhodiola rosea)

(Rhodiola integrifolia) is a species of flowering plant in the stonecrop family known by the common names Western Roseroot, king's crown, and ledge stonecrop.
 It is native to Eurasia and Western North America, where it grows in mountainous habitat in subalpine and alpine climates, including meadows, cliffs, and talus. It is a perennial herb producing a stout stem from a fleshy, branching caudex, reaching a maximum height near 30 centimetres. The fleshy leaves are alternately arranged on the stem, widely lance-shaped to oval and pointed, flat but up curved toward the tip, reaching 2.5 centimetres long. They are green when new and age to orange, rose, or red. The inflorescence is a dense cyme of up to 50 flowers with fleshy petals in shades of bright red to deep purple.

• Young leaves and shoots are edible raw.
• Older plants may be bitter
• Rhizome can be cooked and eaten.
• This is the variety of Roseroot found in the Northwest Terrotories

(Rhodiola rosea) also commonly  golden root, Rose-root, Roseroot, Aaron's rod, Arctic Root, king's crown, lignum rhodium, orpin rose) is a plant in the Crassulaceae family that grows in cold regions of the world. 
These include much of the Arctic, the mountains of Central Asia, the Rocky Mountains of Western Canada,

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