sunflower
Plant · mentioned in 8 journal entries
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
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Lewis: July 17, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 17, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"in bloom abundant in river bottoms"
Lewis: July 18, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 18, 1805 · Missouri River above Great Falls, Gates of the Mountains
"holds distinguished place among weeds"
Lewis: August 8, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 8, 1805 · Jefferson/Beaverhead River near present-day Dillon
"growing in bottoms"
Lewis: August 26, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Aug 26, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"abundant near watercourses, seeds made into meal"
Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots — Patrick Gass: August 29, 1805
Patrick Gass · Aug 29, 1805 · Lemhi Valley, preparing to cross Bitterroots
"seeds used as food"
Clark: April 14, 1806
William Clark · Apr 14, 1806 · Columbia near The Dalles, trading for horses
"stems gathered by women and boys"
— transcribed as Sunflower
Clark: July 16, 1806
William Clark · Jul 16, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"observed in bloom"
— transcribed as Sunflower
Lewis: July 20, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Jul 20, 1806 · Lewis: up Marias River / Clark: down Yellowstone
"abundant and now in full bloom"
