5 of 13 Flora and Fauna: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Letters and Records: 1 | 2 Maps: 1 | 2 | 3 Native Americans: 1 | 2 | 3 MISSOURI HISTORICAL SOCIETY EVERGREENS Leaf of the dull Oregon grape, as sketched by Clark during the party's excursion in the Pacific Northwest, Feb. 12, 1806. Lewis and Clark recorded the differences between the Oregon grape and the dull Oregon grape, two similar evergreens, on that day.

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