Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Snake River.

Historical Context

• Original Naming: The Lewis and Clark Expedition originally named the river after Meriwether Lewis in 1805.
• Botanical Accounts: Early 19th-century botanists like Nuttall utilized this early nomenclature when documenting western plants such as Artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush).
• Modern Name: The United States Board on Geographic Names officially standardized the designation as the Snake River.

Articles that refer to this location:

• Detailed Notes About Colorado Taxa: Notes on Artemisia tridentata, Nuttall, 1841; 

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Nuttall, Thomas. 1840-1841. Descriptions of new Species and Genera of Plants. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society. II(7):400. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95918 Full title: “Descriptions of new Species and Genera of Plants in the natural Order of the Compositae, collected in a Tour across the Continent to the Pacific, a Residence in Oregon, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands and Upper California, during the Years 1834 and 1835.”

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Date and time this article was prepared:3:15:10 PM, 8/1/2026.