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His ventures into the Indiana Brush are noted by [[Indiana University Bloomington|Indiana University]] botanist Paul Weatherwax. He discussed that despite Deam doubting himself, he always worked through the day and often went were his fellow botanists would not.<ref name=":2">Harrison p. 52.</ref> Through his trips, he collected detailed knowledge on Indiana's plant life, and in 1911, he published his first book titled ''Trees of Indiana''. It was so successful that copies sold out and required reprinting on several occasions. Deam's ''Shrubs of Indiana'' (1924) included numerous pictures from specimens at his herbarium and identification keys.<ref name=":2" /> His third book, ''Grasses of Indiana'' (1929), garnered attraction due to its ink drawings, his ability to translate scientific knowledge to the average reader, and folklore on certain plants, like [[Kentucky bluegrass|Kentucky Bluegrass]]. His final work, ''Flora of Indiana'', took him eight years to complete, from 1932 to 1940.<ref name=":3">Harrison p. 53.</ref> Weatherwax spoke of Deam's published efforts as:<blockquote>"...of critical significance to plant taxonomy and ecology in Indiana and the entire Midwest. Great natural areas of the native vegetation were yielding to axe, plow, fire, and drainage; and a host of migrant species were coming in by way of railroads, highways, and agricultural practices. Deam's particular service was to leave an accurate and detailed record of what plants were here and what was happening to them."<ref name=":3" /></blockquote>
His work as a botanist led to the discovery of 25 new species and 48 plants are named after him. One example is the [[Quercus × deamii|Deam Oak]], a natural hybrid discovered in [[Wells County, Indiana|Wells County]] by Williamson.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Bartlett |first=H. H. |date=1951 |title=Regression of × Quercus Deamii Toward Quercus Macrocarpa and Quercus Muhlenbergii |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23304180 |journal=Rhodora |volume=53 |issue=635 |pages=249–264 |issn=0035-4902}}</ref> In addition, his collection efforts amounted to 78,000 plants throughout his career, documented in his herbarium.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Weatherwax |first=Paul |date=1971 |title=Charles Clemon Deam: Hoosier Botanist |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27789749 |journal=Indiana Magazine of History |volume=67 |issue=3 |pages=197–267 |issn=0019-6673}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=DenUyl |first=Daniel |date=1954 |title=Charles Clemon Deam |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4031762 |journal=Castanea |volume=19 |issue=4 |pages=109–121 |issn=0008-7475}}</ref>
== Forester ==
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