black Alder

Plant · mentioned in 10 journal entries

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
2 mentions via 2 variants: black alder (1) · alder (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Clark: January 8, 1806
William Clark · Jan 8, 1806 · Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head
"60-70 feet tall, 2-3 feet diameter" — transcribed as black alder
Lewis: January 10, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jan 10, 1806 · Clark's party to see beached whale at Tillamook Head
"grows to 60-70 feet height"
Clark: February 9, 1806
William Clark · Feb 9, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"described stem, bark, and leaves" — transcribed as Black Alder
Lewis: February 9, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 9, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"large branching tree with smooth bark" — transcribed as black alder
Lewis: February 11, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 11, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"retains foliage until December" — transcribed as black alder
Clark: March 27, 1806
William Clark · Mar 27, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"appears on hills sides and bottoms" — transcribed as black alder
Lewis: March 27, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 27, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"on hills and bottoms"
Lewis: March 30, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 30, 1806 · Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River
"has now disappeared from this area" — transcribed as black alder
Clark: June 10, 1806
William Clark · Jun 10, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"undergrowth observed" — transcribed as black alder
Lewis: June 10, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 10, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"undergrowth in fertile country" — transcribed as black alder

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