flax

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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):

Matching wildlife/plant records:

Clark: July 13, 1804

William Clark · Jul 13, 1804 · Missouri River near Platte River mouth

"seed of prairie grass resembling flax seed" — transcribed as Flax

Clark: August 17, 1804

William Clark · Aug 17, 1804 · Missouri River near Little Sioux River

"seed compared to flax seed"

Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — Patrick Gass: February 25, 1805

Patrick Gass · Feb 25, 1805 · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure

"growing in great quantity, in bloom"

Marias River decision camp — Patrick Gass: June 5, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jun 5, 1805 · Marias River decision camp

"stalks of plant resembling flax in bottoms"

Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 16, 1805

John Ordway · Jun 16, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"great quantity in blue blossoms in bottoms"

Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 17, 1805

Patrick Gass · Jun 17, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri

"great quantity in bloom on bottoms"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"considerable in bottom, half seeded"

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805

John Ordway · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"fine flax going to seed"

Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805

John Ordway · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"fit to pull in prairies and bottoms"

Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 28, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 28, 1805 · Great Falls Portage

"considerable, going to seed"

Lewis: July 18, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 18, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains

"species resembling cultivated flax, perennial root"

Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: July 23, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 23, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains

"considerable, now going to seed"

Lewis: July 31, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Jul 31, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide

"covers dryer bottom situations"

Jefferson River ascending toward divide — Joseph Whitehouse: July 31, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 31, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide

"grows abundantly on plain L. Side"

Lewis: August 8, 1805

Meriwether Lewis · Aug 8, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon

"growing in bottoms"

Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 13, 1805

Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact

"considerable in these praries; men saved seed"

Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — John Ordway: August 13, 1805

John Ordway · Aug 13, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact

"considerable in these prairies, with seed"

Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait — Patrick Gass: August 18, 1805

Patrick Gass · Aug 18, 1805 · Camp Fortunate, Sacagawea reunites with Cameahwait

"growing along the branch"

Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 27, 1805

Patrick Gass · Aug 27, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots

"growing in the river bottoms"

Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — Patrick Gass: July 6, 1806

Patrick Gass · Jul 6, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks

"grows on these plains"

Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — Patrick Gass: September 18, 1806

Patrick Gass · Sep 18, 1806 · Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area

"index reference"

Patrick Gass: November 2, 1806

Patrick Gass · Nov 2, 1806

"grows on these plains"