pitch pine
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
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Matching wildlife/plant records:
Clark: May 11, 1805
William Clark · May 11, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"found timbering nearby hills"
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 11, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 11, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"first seen, on hills N. side"
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 11, 1805
John Ordway · May 11, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"covering broken hills on N.S."
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 12, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 12, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"on hills along north side"
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 12, 1805
John Ordway · May 12, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"hills on north side"
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 14, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 14, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"spots on hills on each side of river"
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 14, 1805
John Ordway · May 14, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"growing on the high hills"
Missouri River Breaks area — Joseph Whitehouse: May 17, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 17, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"in spots on and between hills"
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 17, 1805
John Ordway · May 17, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"spots seen on knobs and riverbanks"
Missouri River Breaks area — John Ordway: May 18, 1805
John Ordway · May 18, 1805 · Missouri River Breaks area
"spots on high hills on each side"
Joseph Whitehouse: May 19, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 19, 1805 · Missouri River near Milk River confluence, north-central Montana
"hills on each side of river"
John Ordway: May 19, 1805
John Ordway · May 19, 1805 · Missouri River near Milk River confluence, north-central Montana
"hills on each side of river"
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 20, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"on hills along each side of river"
Missouri River near Musselshell River — John Ordway: May 20, 1805
John Ordway · May 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"on hills along river"
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 22, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 22, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"close along bluffs to river bank"
Lewis: May 23, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 23, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"growing on the hills"
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 23, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 23, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"hills on each side of river"
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 24, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 24, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"hills along the river"
Missouri River near Musselshell River — Joseph Whitehouse: May 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 25, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"covered bluffs and hills on each side"
Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: May 27, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · May 27, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"some spots seen in area"
Clark: May 31, 1805
William Clark · May 31, 1805 · Missouri River, first view of Rocky Mountains
"compared to new species observed"
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"thinly covering mountain knobs"
Clark: July 17, 1805
William Clark · Jul 17, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"on spur of mountain ascended"
— transcribed as Pitch Pine
Clark: July 18, 1805
William Clark · Jul 18, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"principal timber on mountains"
Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact — Joseph Whitehouse: August 15, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 15, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Shoshone contact
"fine scattering on grass-covered knobs"
— transcribed as pitch pines
John Ordway: August 17, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 17, 1805 · Camp Fortunate / Forks of the Beaverhead (Beaverhead/Horse Prairie Creek confluence), Montana
"few scattered on hills"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 25, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"on hills and tops of mountains"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 25, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 25, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"covering parts of the mountains"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 26, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 26, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"covering mountainsides and spring runs"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 26, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 26, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"grows tall on spring runs and mountains"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 31, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 31, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"on mountains near the river"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Joseph Whitehouse: August 31, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Aug 31, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"growing on mountains near river"
North Fork Salmon River, impassable route — Joseph Whitehouse: September 2, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 2, 1805 · North Fork Salmon River, impassable route
"tall straight in bad thicket"
John Ordway: September 4, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 4, 1805 · Ross's Hole / Bitterroot Valley near Sula, Montana
"considerable large timber in valley"
Joseph Whitehouse: September 4, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 4, 1805 · Ross's Hole / Bitterroot Valley near Sula, Montana
"considerable large pitch pine in valley"
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
"covering high mountains on L. side"
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole — Patrick Gass: September 7, 1805
Patrick Gass · Sep 7, 1805 · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
"most of the timber in valley"
Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole — Joseph Whitehouse: September 8, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 8, 1805 · Lost Trail Pass, meeting Flathead Salish at Ross's Hole
"large trees along the river bottoms"
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 9, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 9, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"large timber along the River"
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 9, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 9, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"handsome timber in large bottom"
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — Joseph Whitehouse: September 10, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 10, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"considerable on the mountains"
Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT — John Ordway: September 11, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 11, 1805 · Travelers' Rest near present-day Lolo, MT
"thinly covered narrow bottoms"
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 12, 1805
Patrick Gass · Sep 12, 1805 · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains
"timber on the bottom"
Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: September 12, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Sep 12, 1805 · Lolo Trail, ascending into Bitterroot Mountains
"covered mountains and ridge"
Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains — Patrick Gass: September 17, 1805
Patrick Gass · Sep 17, 1805 · Lost and starving in Bitterroot Mountains
"growing on these mountains"
Patrick Gass: September 20, 1805
Patrick Gass · Sep 20, 1805 · Western Bitterroot Mountains / descending to Weippe Prairie, Idaho
"timbered country on hillsides"
Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce — John Ordway: September 22, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 22, 1805 · Weippe Prairie, rescued by Nez Perce
"tall large timber in groves"
Nez Perce villages on Clearwater — John Ordway: September 25, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 25, 1805 · Nez Perce villages on Clearwater
"timber thought suitable for canoes"
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: September 26, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 26, 1805 · Canoe Camp on Clearwater River
"thinly covered narrow plain timber"
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — John Ordway: September 27, 1805
John Ordway · Sep 27, 1805 · Canoe Camp on Clearwater River
"trees felled for making canoes"
Canoe Camp on Clearwater River — Patrick Gass: October 7, 1805
Patrick Gass · Oct 7, 1805 · Canoe Camp on Clearwater River
"mostly the timber in the area"
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — John Ordway: May 7, 1806
John Ordway · May 7, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"thinly covering the rich hill country"
Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses — Patrick Gass: May 9, 1806
Patrick Gass · May 9, 1806 · Nez Perce camps, reuniting with horses
"chief timber in this region"
Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt — John Ordway: May 14, 1806
John Ordway · May 14, 1806 · Camp Chopunnish (Long Camp), waiting for snow to melt
"young pines covering bottom encampment"
Clark: June 10, 1806
William Clark · Jun 10, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"compared with dwarf pine leaves"
Lewis: June 10, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 10, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"compared with dwarf pine leaves"
Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow — John Ordway: June 10, 1806
John Ordway · Jun 10, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"covers points of timber in prairie"
Lewis: June 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 15, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"some present in timbered country"
Clark: June 16, 1806
William Clark · Jun 16, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"pheasant feeds on tender leaves"
Lewis: June 16, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 16, 1806 · Bitterroot crossing attempt, turned back by snow
"constitutes timber in area"
Clark: July 3, 1806
William Clark · Jul 3, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"timber in the valley"
Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south — John Ordway: July 3, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 3, 1806 · Travelers' Rest - party splits: Lewis north, Clark south
"timber partly covering the plains"
Clark: July 4, 1806
William Clark · Jul 4, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"good portion in valley"
— transcribed as Pitch pine
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 4, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 4, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"groves crossed during travel"
Lewis: July 7, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 7, 1806 · Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks
"timbered hills with pitch pine"
