prickley pear
Plant · mentioned in 26 journal entries
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Clark: September 19, 1804
William Clark · Sep 19, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"grows in great quantities on plain"
— transcribed as Prickley Pear
Clark: September 21, 1804
William Clark · Sep 21, 1804 · Missouri River near Big Bend
"great quantities in praries"
— transcribed as Prickley Pear
Lewis: May 20, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 20, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"immense numbers in plains and hills"
Clark: May 21, 1805
William Clark · May 21, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"in rich uneven valley with short grass"
— transcribed as Prickley pears
Lewis: May 21, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · May 21, 1805 · Missouri River near Musselshell River
"immense quantities in fertile soil"
— transcribed as Prickley pear
Lewis: June 1, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 1, 1805 · Missouri River near Marias River approach
"numerous in these plains"
Clark: June 4, 1805
William Clark · Jun 4, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"covers the plain"
Marias River decision camp — John Ordway: June 5, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 5, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"grow in high plains"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Marias River decision camp — Joseph Whitehouse: June 6, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 6, 1805 · Marias River decision camp
"growing in high plains"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Lewis: June 14, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jun 14, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"pierced Lewis's feet in dark"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 20, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 20, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"abundant in plains, hurt feet"
Gass Describes the Great Falls Portage
Jun 22, 1805 · Great Falls Portage, Montana
"troublesome to moccasioned feet"
Clark: June 23, 1805
William Clark · Jun 23, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"abounds in prairies, hurts feet"
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"very thick at camp"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 26, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 26, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"so thick scarcely could find camp"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Great Falls Portage — Joseph Whitehouse: June 29, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 29, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"abundant on large plain"
Clark: July 19, 1805
William Clark · Jul 19, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"thorns stuck in his feet"
— transcribed as Prickley pear
Clark: July 20, 1805
William Clark · Jul 20, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"stuck the men's feet painfully"
— transcribed as Prickley pear
Lewis: July 24, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 24, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"one of trio of pests"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains — Joseph Whitehouse: July 24, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jul 24, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"abounds on the plain"
Clark: July 26, 1805
William Clark · Jul 26, 1805 · Three Forks of the Missouri
"stuck Clark's feet causing pain"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Lewis: July 31, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 31, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"on poor sterile uplands"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Lewis: August 3, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 3, 1805 · Jefferson River ascending toward divide
"covered high plain for 8 miles"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — John Ordway: August 25, 1805
John Ordway · Aug 25, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"covering the sandy plain"
— transcribed as prickley pears
Lewis: March 2, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Mar 2, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"sometimes eaten by cock of 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"
