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Olsynium douglasii

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Olsynium douglasii. See image source here.

#30 They called me Olsynium douglasii, also known as Sisyrinchium douglasii. I pay homage to the male botanist David Douglas. They first catalogued me in 1900.

Native to British Columbia, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington.

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Iris ensata

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#29 They called me Iris ensata, also known as Iris 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 1794.

Native to Amur, Assam, China North-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Manchuria, Primorye, and Yakutskiya.

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Herbertia lahue

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Herbertia lahue. See image source here.

#28 They called me Herbertia lahue, also known as Herbertia watsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Sereno Watson, Elba Emanuel Watson, Hewett Watson, William Watson, or William Watson. They first catalogued me in 1978.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Brazil South, Chile Central, Louisiana, Texas, and Uruguay.