Wildlife
Yellow bell
Fritillaria pudica
Habitat
Nez Perce Co.
Conservation
Secure
Bright flowers appear after snowmelt in western mountains. Lewis noted bulb was “shape of biscuit which the native eat.”
Journal References
15 journal entries mention Yellow bell
Mar
4
1806
Lewis: March 4, 1806
... brown on the back
head neck wings and tail the breast and belley of a yellowish white; the
tail is in proportion as the wren but it is a size smaller than that b...
Mar
6
1806
Clark: March 6, 1806
..., or white larus with a greyish brown back,
and light grey belly and breast, about the Size of a well grown pullet,
the wings are remarkably long in perpotion to ...
Mar
7
1806
Lewis: March 7, 1806
... or white larus with a greyish brown back
and a light grey belley and breast, about the size of a well grown pullet
or reather larger. the wings are remarkably lo...
Mar
8
1806
Clark: March 8, 1806
...gs and feet are dark, with a greenish cast; the
breast and belly are of a lighter colour than the back and is also
intermixed, irregularly, with dark brown and bl...
Mar
8
1806
Lewis: March 8, 1806
...gs and feet also dark with a greenish cast; the breast
and belley are of a lighter colour than the back and is also irregularly
intermixed with dark brown and bla...
Mar
10
1806
Clark: March 10, 1806
...winged teel. their colour is a
duskey black the breast and belly Somewhat lighter than the other parts,
or a dark brown. the legs Stand longitudianally with the b...
Mar
10
1806
Lewis: March 10, 1806
...winged teal. their colour is a duskey black the
breast and belley somewhat lighter than the other parts, or a dark brown.
the legs stand longitudinally with the b...
Mar
13
1806
Clark: March 13, 1806
...ore yellow. this fish is Sometimes red along the
Sides and belly near the gills; particularly the male of this Species.
The Red Charr are reather broader in propor...
Mar
13
1806
Lewis: March 13, 1806
...ore yellow. this fish
is sometimes red along the sides and belley near the gills particularly
the male. The red Charr are reather broader in proportion to their l...
Mar
14
1806
Lewis: March 14, 1806
...alls we met with this fish of a silvery white colour on the belley
and sides, and a bluish light brown on the back and head. in this
neighbourhood we have met wit...
Mar
15
1806
Lewis: March 15, 1806
... the bluish brown of
the common wild goose. the breast and belly are white with an irregular
mixture of black feathers which give that part a pided appearance. fr...
Mar
15
1806
Clark: March 15, 1806
...the blueish brown of the
Common wild goose, the breast and belly are white with an irregular
mixture of black feathers which give that part a pided appearance. fr...
Mar
28
1806
Lewis: March 28, 1806
... a small addmixture of perple about the head and
neck, the belley & breast were white; some long feathers which lie
underneath the wings and cover the thye were o...
Apr
9
1806
Clark: April 9, 1806
... was detected in Stealing a Spoon yesterday, Crept upon his belley with
his hands and feet, with a view as I Suppose to take Some of our baggage
which was in Seve...
Apr
26
1806
Lewis: April 26, 1806
...nd pallet are smooth. the colour is white
on the sides and belley and a blewish brown on the back. the iris of the
eye is of a silvery colour and puple black.we c...