Cottonwood
Plant · mentioned in 73 journal entries
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AI-extracted reference. Each entry below was identified by AI as mentioning Cottonwood. Spelling variants may not be merged. see related variants →
Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
12
mentions via 3
variants:
cottonwood (6) · broad-leaved cottonwood (3) · narrow-leaved cottonwood (3)
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Missouri River near Gasconade River — John Ordway: May 30, 1804
John Ordway · May 30, 1804 · Missouri River near Gasconade River
"timber along river"
Missouri River near Jefferson City area — John Ordway: June 10, 1804
John Ordway · Jun 10, 1804 · Missouri River near Jefferson City area
"some on the bank"
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — John Ordway: July 29, 1804
John Ordway · Jul 29, 1804 · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
"main timber along bottoms and camp"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Clark: August 11, 1804
William Clark · Aug 11, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River
"growing where river once ran"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Missouri River near Vermillion area — John Ordway: August 22, 1804
John Ordway · Aug 22, 1804 · Missouri River near Vermillion area
"large timber below hills"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux — John Ordway: September 1, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 1, 1804 · Calumet Bluff, meeting with Yankton Sioux
"timber in valleys and on islands"
Missouri River near Niobrara River — John Ordway: September 3, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 3, 1804 · Missouri River near Niobrara River
"camped in grove of cottonwood timber"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: September 13, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 13, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"porcupine found in tree, leaves destroyed"
Missouri River near White River — John Ordway: September 15, 1804
John Ordway · Sep 15, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"covered island"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: September 16, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Sep 16, 1804 · Missouri River near White River
"timber on bottom"
Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan — John Ordway: October 24, 1804
John Ordway · Oct 24, 1804 · Missouri River near Heart River, approaching Mandan
"large trees in bottom"
John Ordway: November 2, 1804
John Ordway · Nov 2, 1804 · Fort Mandan construction site, near Washburn, North Dakota
"large timber for building huts"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 8, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 8, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"timber in bottom with Grossvantar village"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 11, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 11, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"strait tall timber on N. S. bottom"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — John Ordway: April 12, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 12, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"timber in river bends"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: April 12, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 12, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"timber in bottom lands"
John Ordway: April 18, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 18, 1805 · Missouri River near present-day Williston, ND area
"camped in bottom covered with it"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: April 20, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"covering fertile river bottoms"
Missouri River near Yellowstone approach — John Ordway: April 25, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Yellowstone approach
"large & small in sand beach bottom"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 26, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"timber along rivers"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Clark: April 26, 1805
William Clark · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"principal timber"
Lewis: April 26, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 26, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"principal timber near confluence"
Yellowstone-Missouri confluence — John Ordway: April 28, 1805
John Ordway · Apr 28, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"smooth bottoms on each side of river"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: April 30, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 30, 1805 · Yellowstone-Missouri confluence
"low quality, small or broken trees"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Missouri River near Porcupine River — John Ordway: May 1, 1805
John Ordway · May 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"timber covering bottoms on each side"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"timber stocking the bottom"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 2, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 2, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"leaves as large as a dollar"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 4, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 4, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"leaves scarcely touched by frost"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 8, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 8, 1805 · Missouri River near Porcupine River
"principal timber in bottoms, beaver food"
Clark: May 16, 1805
William Clark · May 16, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"few scattering trees near river"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 17, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 17, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"becoming scarcer along the river"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 18, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 18, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"few trees along verge of river"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 20, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"well stocked in river bottom"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 20, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"handsome bottom of timber along river"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 21, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 21, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"covers points along river bends"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 23, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 23, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"tall timber on first two islands"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 24, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 24, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"foliage destroyed by frost, putting forth buds"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 27, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 27, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"impoverished trees on level land; dead-topped at camp"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 28, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 28, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"covering small handsome islands"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: May 30, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 30, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"few scattering trees along river"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: June 2, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 2, 1805 · Missouri River near Marias River approach
"small timber in bottom where camped"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: June 12, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 12, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"timber in handsome bottom"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: June 17, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 17, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"used to make carriage wheels and parts"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Gass Describes the Great Falls Portage
Jun 22, 1805 · Great Falls Portage, Montana
"trunks used to build wagons"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: June 24, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 24, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"too soft and brittle for boat"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: June 26, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"bark too brittle and soft"
Lewis: July 10, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 10, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"trees cut down for canoes"
Lewis: August 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 1, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"narrow leafed along river verge"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: August 4, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 4, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"timber in encampment bottom"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: August 10, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 10, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"only three or four small trees"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: August 23, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 23, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait
"soft spongey wood for fire-making"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Clark: November 4, 1805
William Clark · Nov 4, 1805 · Columbia River tidewater, approaching estuary
"scattered on river bank"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Clark: March 1, 1806
William Clark · Mar 1, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"buds eaten in winter by grouse"
Lewis: March 1, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 1, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"buds eaten by grouse in winter"
Lewis: March 25, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 25, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"covering the bottom lands"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: March 27, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 27, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"growth of bottom lands"
Lewis: March 28, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 28, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"heavy growth near river"
Lewis: March 30, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 30, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"heavy growth on island"
Lewis: April 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 2, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"bottom land tree"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream — John Ordway: April 5, 1806
John Ordway · Apr 5, 1806 · Portaging Cascades of the Columbia upstream
"growing in river bottoms"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: April 12, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 12, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"found near the river"
Lewis: April 30, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Apr 30, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"timber on the creek"
Lewis: May 3, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · May 3, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"principal timber in creek bottoms"
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 10, 1806
John Ordway · May 10, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"considerable along the creek"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: July 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 2, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"leaf compared across rivers"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: July 6, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 6, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"intermixed with pine in river bottoms"
Lewis: July 10, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 10, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"wide leafed, in river bottoms"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: July 17, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 17, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"broad and narrow leafed species in bottoms"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: July 18, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 18, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"timber in creek bottom, encamped in grove"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: July 19, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 19, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"timber in river bottoms"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Lewis: July 23, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 23, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"species common to Columbia"
Lewis: July 26, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 26, 1806 · Lewis: fight with Blackfeet at Two Medicine River
"three species assembled in bottom"
— transcribed as cottonwood
Clark: August 9, 1806
William Clark · Aug 9, 1806 · Lewis/Clark descending Missouri/Yellowstone to reunion
"timber in low bottoms of creek"
