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By: Sophia, Abeer , Andres, and Yaslin. Plants . Bearberry. Lewis and Clark discovered this plant in the Fort Clatsop, Columbia River. Lewis and Clark called this plant Kinnikinnick or Sacacommis . Natives smoke the leaves with tobacco .
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Bearberry • Lewis and Clark discovered this plant in the Fort Clatsop, Columbia River. • Lewis and Clark called this plant Kinnikinnick or Sacacommis. • Natives smoke the leaves with tobacco. • Bearberries were once a main food for the Native Americans and White Settlers • Indians cooked them in salmon oil or added them to soups and stews. • The leaves of the Bearberry have been used in medicine. • After Lewis tasted the Bearberry he said it was “A very tasteless fruit. It was sweeter after it was boiled Written by: Sophia
Poisonous Dogbane • Means “Deadly to Dogs” because it is dangerous to dogs and livestock. • Animals avoid eating and it can be fatal to humans. • Discovered in the town of Kamiah in Idaho. • The plant was used to make fishing lines, nets and bowstrings, or was woven into bags, moccasins, mats, bedding, straps and the like. Written By: Yaslin
Bitter Roots • Raceme Amer: Vegetable used by Indians throughout the North West. • Bitter Tears: A plant found throughout the Rocky Mountains and most abundant in Western Montana. The name came from a story about an old Indian woman and how she cried for her sons. • Spetlem: Highly nutricious but not very tasty. Written by: Abeer
Luxuriant Beargrass • Lewis and Clark discovered that this plant grows in abundance on these mountains and the horses will not eat it. • It’s found in the Northern Rockies, the Cascade, and the Coastal Ranges. • Beargrass is not a “grass” because grasses have hollow stems and Beargrasshas sturdy green stalks with white colored flowers. Written by: Andres