Lewis & Clark, Lolo Trail Wildflowers

        
                                                                    Bitterroot Mountains Summer 2000
                                                         Lewis & Clark Expedition September 1805,
                                                                                                         July 1806
 
        
                                                                Sunflower; Mirasol (Helianthus annuus)
              Near the confluence of Suzie Creek and Lawyers Creek, ID Summer 2000    
                        Lewis & Clark came by horseback down Suzie Creek May 10 1806

             
                                            Bear Grass; Indian Basket Grass (Xerophyllum tenax)
                        Near "Bear Oil and Roots"  Bitterroot Mountains, ID  Summer 2000
                  Each flower blooms within seven years.  Natives weaved the leaves and
               ate the roasted rootstock.  Also called: Turkey Beard, Bear and Pine Lily

              
              
             Top left:  Red Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja exserta), Top right: Bear Grass
              ((Xerophyllum tenax),  About Annual 'Arroyo' Lupine (Lupinus succulentus)
              Lower left: Baneberry (Actaea rubra); Mix:Yellow Wood Violet, Paintbrush
                                                       

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                             The Lewis and Clark, Prince Maximilian Tour 2010

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with humanities scholar  Clay S. Jenkinson
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