Plant

Pacific madrone

Arbutus menziesii
Plant
Pacific madrone

Photo: Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia

Habitat
Cascade Locks
Conservation
Secure
First Observed
1805-11-01

This is a striking tree with shiny, dark green leaves, smooth, paper-thin reddish bark and attractive flowers and fruit.

In the NPS atlas of species the expedition described

Madrone

Plant · recorded by Lewis and Clark

Found in Cascade Locks. This is a striking tree with shiny, dark green leaves, smooth paper-thin reddish bark, and attractive flowers and fruit.

Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.

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