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Sambucus canadensis

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Sambucus canadensis. See image source here.

#148 They called me Sambucus canadensis, also known as Sambucus simpsonii, and Sambucus eberhardtii. I pay homage to the male botanists George Simpson, and Eberhardt (I couldn’t find his records). They first catalogued me in 1753.

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Opuntia stricta

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Opuntia stricta. See image source here.

#140 They called me Opuntia stricta, also known as Opuntia bentonii, Opuntia bartramii, Opuntia dillenii var. reitzii, and Opuntia dillenii. I pay homage to the male botanists Benton (I couldn’t find his records), Dillen (I couldn’t find his records), Reitz (I couldn’t find his records), and John Bartram, Edwin Bunting Bartram, or William Bartram. They first catalogued me in 1812.

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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.