Month: September 2023

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Atriplex gmelinii

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Atriplex gmelinii. See image source here.

#704 They called me Atriplex gmelinii. I pay homage to the male botanist Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Johann Georg Gmelin, Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, or Carl Christian Gmelin. They first catalogued me in 1833.

Native to Alaska, British Columbia, California, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Northwest Territorie, and Washington.

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Xerochrysum bracteatum

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Xerochrysum bracteatum. See image source here.

#703 They called me Xerochrysum bracteatum, also known as Gnaphalium banksii, and Helichrysum banksii. I pay homage to the male botanist Joseph Banks, or Harlan Parker Banks. They first catalogued me in 1990.

Native to New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.

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Physalis lagascae

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Physalis lagascae. See image source here.

#702 They called me Physalis lagascae, also known as Physalis dunalii. I pay homage to the male botanist Michel Felix Dunal. They first catalogued me in 1819.

Native to Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela.