The famous Lewis and Clark Expedition is credited with discovering 178 plants species . The dispatch took place between 1805 to 1806 . President Thomas Jefferson assign Meriwether Lewis the task of immortalize all newfangled flora lifetime along the journey . Many of the botanic specimen were dried and are domiciliate in the Lewis and Clark Herbarium at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , where visitor can still view the evidence found on the historic journeying .
Lewisias
Meriwether Lewis reveal the lovely trivial plant Lewisias in August of 1805 in Montana . The low farm perennials are the state flower of the Montana . The works blooms in lily-white , pink and salmon prime each spring . The foliage is an evergreen rosette . The plant is commonly call bitterroot and is extremely drouth patient of .
Pink Elephant Plant
The Pink Elephant plant was discovered in July of 1806 . The expedition observe Native American children eat on the plants for their unfermented nectar . The flora is a small evergreen bush that blossom pink or white flowers .
Mountain Death Camas
The mountain death quamash was found in 1806 . It is a vicious industrial plant that was often used by Native Americans around their encampments to keep out evil spirit . The plant frisk a foul flavor . Flowers develop in improbable white clusters . The plant also bring about berries .
Mariposa Lily
The tiny Mariposa Lily was discovered in 1806 . It was usually consumed by Native Americans . The industrial plant sports clean , pink , purplish , chicken and blue flower .
Pink Cleome
The pink spiderflower blooms tiny , promising flowers mold like gloves . The expedition find the blossom in 1804 . The expedition political party undercoat the seeds down to apply as flour . The leaves and flower were boiled to be eat .
Purple Prairie Clover
The empurpled prairie clover can get up to 3 feet in meridian . The blossom bloom on slender stems in a cone fashion . aboriginal Americans usually used the flora to guard off infection in clean wound . They would also brew the bloom school principal and pull up stakes to make scented tea .
Indian Blanket
The Indian Blanket was discovered by the expedition in 1806 . The cum of the plant were dried or eaten bare-assed . The dry out seed were often ground into a peak substance to make cakes with . Today the plant is commonly used as a anesthetic and diuretic by naturalists . It is drouth allow and produces lovely yellowish and violent flowers that are daisy - the likes of in appearing .
Wild Licorice
Wild licorice was find in 1806 . Native Americans commonly corrode the roots raw or cooked . The plant produce from rhizomes in woody vertical stems . The plant offers a sweet gustatory modality . They were often manducate as a natural way to houseclean tooth . The roots were also used to make poultices to cure earaches .
Mountain Lady’s-slipper
Mountain lady’s - slipper was reveal in 1806 . The Native Americans commonly used the plant in dearest potions . It is a intrepid American orchid that grows wild all the direction to Alaska and as far in the south as Wyoming .
Red Mallow
Red Mallow was discovered in 1806 . It was ordinarily used by Native Americans for a skin unction to protect themselves from burns while cooking over an open campfire . The Native Americans would also brew it into a angelical teatime . The plant grows 2 to 3 feet in pinnacle and has brilliant red bloom .
