Plant
Ocean spray
Holodiscus discolor
Habitat
Camp Chopunnish
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1806-05-14
Lewis realized this was a new species by contrasting it with ninebark he knew from the east. Now used as ornamental.
Recent sightings
Where it’s being seen today
1 research-grade iNaturalist observation between 2019–2019. Most recent: 2019-07-14. Sourced from Terrain360 trail captures, cached locally.
Journal References
2 journal entries mention Ocean spray
Jun
13
1805
Meriwether Lewis: June 13, 1805
...of a fall of water and advancing a little further I saw the spray arrise above the plain like a collumn of smoke which would frequently dispear again in an instant c...
Dec
19
1805
Lewis: December 19, 1805
... place long but are in constant motion hoping from spra to
spray. what has been said is more immediately applicable to the male, the
colours of the female are some...
