The Definitive Journals Of Lewis And Clark Herbarium

by Moulton, Gary E.

• ISBN13: 9780803280328
• ISBN10: 0803280327
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-01
• Publisher: Bison Books

Summary

This landmark volume contains the most complete listing and presentation of the plant specimens collected by the Lewis and Clark expedition. All but one of the plants were collected by Meriwether Lewis, the expedition's botanist. The collection, however, was nearly lost over the years when it was scattered among various botanists who intended to catalog the expedition's scientific discoveries. Fortunately, for many years the specimens have been in the care of major institutions, principally the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. The 239 extant items are brought together in one book for the first time. This indispensable volume will assist researchers and enthusiasts hoping to identify each plant's date and place of collection and other information such as plant habitat and ethnobotanical use.Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. His editing of the Lewis and Clark journals earned him the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association and the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award from the University of Nebraska.

Author Biography

Gary E. Moulton is Thomas C. Sorensen Professor of American History at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. His editing of the Lewis and Clark journals earned him the J. Franklin Jameson Award of the American Historical Association and the Outstanding Research and Creative Activity Award from the University of Nebraska.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
The Botanical Collections of the Academy of Natural Sciences	ix
Editorial Symbols	xii
Introduction to Volume 12	1	(10)
Calendar of Botanical Specimens	11	(46)
Herbarium of the Lewis and Clark Expedition	57	(242)
Appendix A: Table of the Herbarium of the Lewis and Clark Expedition	299	(14)
Appendix B: Table of the Herbarium of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Sorted by Date Collected	313	(10)
Appendix C: Lewis's Plants Illustrated in Pursh's Flora Americae Septentrionalis; and Pursh's Unpublished Illustrations of Lewis's Plants	323	(20)
Appendix D: Table of Lewis's Plants in Pursh's Flora Americae Septentrionalis	343	(8)
Appendix E: Authors of Botanical Annotation	351	(4)
Appendix F: Additional Nomenclature	355	(4)
Sources Cited	359