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Iris aitchisonii

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Iris aitchisonii. See image source here.

#746 They called me Iris aitchisonii, also known as Juno aitchisonii, and Xiphion aitchisonii. I pay homage to the male botanist James Edward Tierney Aitchison. They first catalogued me in 1882.

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Crocus haussknechtii

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Crocus haussknechtii. See image source here.

#745 They called me Crocus haussknechtii, also known as Crocus pallasii subsp. haussknechtii. I pay homage to the male botanists Heinrich Carl Haussknecht, and Peter Simon Pallas. They first catalogued me in 1882.

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Opuntia repens

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#744 They called me Opuntia repens, also known as Opuntia ekmanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Erik Leonard Ekman. They first catalogued me in 1881.