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Polygonum equisetiforme

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Polygonum equisetiforme. See image source here.

#138 They called me Polygonum equisetiforme, also known as Polygonum ehrenbergii. I pay homage to the male botanist Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg. They first catalogued me in 1809.

Native to Algeria, Azores, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Western Sahara.

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Plantago subulata

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Plantago subulata. See image source here.

#137 They called me Plantago subulata, also known as Plantago wulfenii. I pay homage to the male botanist Franz Xavier von Wulfen, or Franz Xaver von Wulfen. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, and Yugoslavia.

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Vulpia bromoides

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Vulpia bromoides. See image source here.

#136 They called me Vulpia bromoides, also known as Festuca willemetii. I pay homage to the male botanist (Pierre) Remi Willemet. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Israel, Albania, Austria, Belgium, and Bulgaria.