# @natgeo on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CH1oEexrsI-
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11687415-natgeo-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/a8cc17ccd1.jpg
- **Posted:** 2020-11-21T03:35:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

Photo by amivitale / The spring runoff and early summer rains lead to an explosion of color in the Centennial Valley in southwest Montana. The first to emerge are usually dandelions, a non-native species but not considered invasive. The flowers were brought by European settlers for their medicinal benefits and to spread a flower that reminded them of home. Every part of this flower is edible, from the flower all the way down to the roots—and they happen to be delicious! I hope we can embrace this moment, reimagining and reforging vital connections to each other and with the earth. Follow amivitale for more stories about connections between humanity and nature.
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dandelions, flowers, montana, horses, bigskycountry

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