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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.

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Asteriscus aquaticus

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Asteriscus aquaticus. See image source here.

#114 They called me Asteriscus aquaticus, also known as Asteriscus morrisonii. I pay homage to the male botanist Alexander Morrison. They first catalogued me in 1832.

Native to Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, and Yugoslavia.

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Abutilon indicum

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Abutilon indicum. See image source here.

#112 They called me Abutilon indicum, also known as Abutilon cunninghamii, and Abutilon indicum var. welwitschii. I pay homage to the male botanists Friedrich Welwitsch, and Gordon Herriott (Heriot) Cunningham, or Allan Cunningham. They first catalogued me in 1826.

Native to Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Gilbert Is., Hainan, Howland-Baker Is., India, Kazan-retto, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritius, Morocco, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, Nepal, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Queensland, Rodrigues, Réunion, South China Sea, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Western Australia.