named after Men
#844 They called me Limonium oleifolium, also known as Statice smithii. I pay homage to the male botanist James Edward Smith, Johannes Jacobus Smith, Winifred Smith, Christo Albertyn Smith, Charles Piper Smith, Gerard Edwards Smith, Gilbert Morgan Smith, Henry George Smith, Hamilton Lanphere Smith, Albert Charles Smith, Alan Reid Smith, or William Wright Smith. They first catalogued me in 1768.
#843 They called me Dipsacus sativus, also known as Dipsacus botterii, and Dipsacus morisonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Botter (I couldn’t find his records), and Robert Morison. They first catalogued me in 1782.
#842 They called me Tigridia mortonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Osborne Morton, Conrad Vernon Morton, or Julius Sterling Morton. They first catalogued me in 1970.
