arbor vita

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; western arbor vitae (Thuja plicata)
Lewis: January 9, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 9, 1806 · Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head
"white cedar bark used for cord" — transcribed as Arbor vita
Lewis: January 10, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 10, 1806 · Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head
"white cedar growing in region"
Clark: January 15, 1806
William Clark · Jan 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"white cedar heart used for bows"
Lewis: January 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"white cedar heart used for bows"

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