cotton

Plant · mentioned in 19 journal entries

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
12 mentions via 3 variants: cottonwood (6) · broad-leaved cottonwood (3) · narrow-leaved cottonwood (3)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
Matching wildlife/plant records:
Black cottonwood (Populus balsamifera ssp trichocarpa) Desert cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii) Narrowleaf cottonwood; willowleaf poplar (Populus angustifolia) Plains cottonwood (Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera)
Clark: October 20, 1804
William Clark · Oct 20, 1804 · Missouri River approaching Cannonball River
"small cottonwood on island" — transcribed as Cotton
Clark: April 9, 1805
William Clark · Apr 9, 1805 · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River
"beginning to bud" — transcribed as Cotton
Clark: April 14, 1805
William Clark · Apr 14, 1805 · Missouri River near Little Missouri
"in moist bottoms"
Clark: May 30, 1805
William Clark · May 30, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"scattering trees near the river"
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 27, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 27, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"timber on islands"
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: July 1, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 1, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"considerable on the islands"
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: July 7, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 7, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"timber on islands"
Clark: July 10, 1805
William Clark · Jul 10, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"available wood for canoes/handles" — transcribed as Cotton
Three Forks of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: July 26, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 26, 1805 · Three Forks of the Missouri
"considerable timber on islands"
Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: August 3, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 3, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"timber covering bottoms"
Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon — John Ordway: August 11, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 11, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"scattering trees along shores"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 30, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 30, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"considerable along the river shores"
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole — Joseph Whitehouse: September 7, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 7, 1805 · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
"cottonwood along the creek"
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 9, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 9, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"timber along creek banks"
Clark: October 30, 1805
William Clark · Oct 30, 1805 · Cascades of the Columbia, portage
"timber on mountains" — transcribed as Cotton
Clark: April 12, 1806
William Clark · Apr 12, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"bottom land growth" — transcribed as Cotton
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 1, 1806
John Ordway · May 1, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"timber covering river bottom"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 13, 1806
John Ordway · May 13, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"growing in the bottoms"
Clark: August 12, 1806
William Clark · Aug 12, 1806 · Lewis and Clark reunite at Missouri-Yellowstone confluence
"3 species along Marias river" — transcribed as Cotton

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