Rhodiola

Rhodiola rosea

Crassulaceae

Rose-root of the Arctic — an adaptogen for fatigue that can also overstimulate.

Adaptogen supplement. Wild Alaskan/Siberian stands are conservation-sensitive — buy cultivated.

Parts used: Root
Traditional notes: Fatigue · Brain fog under stress · Altitude folklore · Low mood
Grow · USDA 6b: Alpine perennial, USDA 2–7 Cold-stratify seed or buy nursery plants. Hates heat and wet. In work: May · Jun · Jul · Aug
Harvest: Roots after year 3–4.

Scree in a trough: grit, sun, cool nights. Summer heat is the enemy.
Buy cultivated root. Wild tundra stands are not a product.
Years, not months, to a harvestable caudex.

Safety

Bipolar mania risk Late day if it keeps you up Wild-dug souvenir roots

Lore

Golden root of the Arctic. Vikings and Soviet sport scientists both claimed it, centuries apart. It likes scree and cold and does not like a humid Georgia summer.

The Herbarium — a teaching catalog, not a clinic. Traditional use is history, not a prescription. USDA 6b dates are a week either way, not a promise. Do not eat, drink, or harvest a plant you cannot name.