Arborvita

Plant · mentioned in 4 journal entries

Planning Westward Fort Clatsop Return Post-expedition NPS L&C NHT trail data © National Park Service
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Matching wildlife/plant records:
Western Red Cedar (Thuja plicata)
Lewis: September 21, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 21, 1805 · Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce
"increasing in quantity and size"
Lewis: February 1, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 1, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"canoes built of this wood"
Lewis: April 6, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 6, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"another name for white cedar bark" — transcribed as arborvita
Lewis: June 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 15, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"same as white cedar, large size" — transcribed as arborvita

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