Plant
Oregon boxwood
Paxistima myrsinites
Habitat
Hungry Creek, Lolo Trail, ID; Baker's Bay, Columbia mouth
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1805-11-16
Lewis collected specimen of this low-growing, glossy-leaved shrub while hemmed by weather at the Mouth of the Columbia.
In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described
Oregon boxwood
Found on Hungry Creek, the Lolo Trail in ID; Baker's Bay and the Columbia mouth. Lewis collected the specimen of this low-growing, glossy-leaved shrub while hemmed by weather at the Mouth of the Columbia.
Encyclopedia of Life page for Oregon boxwood (opens in a new tab) On the atlas map
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
