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Fuchsia magellanica

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Fuchsia magellanica. See image source here.

#358 They called me Fuchsia magellanica, also known as Fuchsia thompsonii, Fuchsia magellanica var. riccartonii, and Fuchsia ricoartonii. I pay homage to the male botanists William Thompson, Riccarton (I couldn’t find his records), and Ricoarton (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1788.

Native to Argentina South, Chile Central, and Chile South.

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Nertera granadensis

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Nertera granadensis. See image source here.

#313 They called me Nertera granadensis, also known as Peratanthe ekmanii. I pay homage to the male botanist Erik Leonard Ekman. They first catalogued me in 1917.

Native to Antipodean Is., Argentina South, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Is., Guatemala, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Juan Fernández Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Guinea, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Society Is., South Australia, South Sandwich Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Victoria.

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Taraxacum gilliesii

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Taraxacum gilliesii. See image source here.

#267 They called me Taraxacum gilliesii, also known as Taraxacum ibarii. I pay homage to the male botanists John Gillies, and Ibar (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1835.

Native to Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, and Falkland Is..