Capparaceae

Rocky Mountain beeplant

Peritoma serrulata (Pursh) DC.

Indigenous Names: waȟpé ȟ’eȟ’é

Habitat: Dry, open, often in disturbed ground; plains to montane; distributed from southern British Columbia, Canada to New Mexico

Seasonality: Not given

Status: Native

Traditional Food Use

Ute

The young shoots and leaves are boiled and eaten | Ute: Seeds are treated like pigweed seeds

Lakota

leaves is used to relieve sore eyes

Ute

The plant is stored and used for a dye

Parts Documented: leaf, Young shoots and leaves, Seeds, Plant