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Polygonum aviculare

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Polygonum aviculare. See image source here.

#786 They called me Polygonum aviculare, also known as Polygonum meyenii, and Polygonum franktonii. I pay homage to the male botanists Frankton (I couldn’t find his records), and Franz Meyen, or Franz Julius Ferdinand Meyen. They first catalogued me in 1753.

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Asperula tournefortii

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Asperula tournefortii. See image source here.

#780 They called me Asperula tournefortii, also known as Crucianella tournefortii. I pay homage to the male botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. They first catalogued me in 1824.

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Brachypodium retusum

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Brachypodium retusum. See image source here.

#765 They called me Brachypodium retusum, also known as Brachypodium allionii, Brachypodium willkommii, Brachypodium hostii, Brachypodium plukenetii, and Bromus plukenetii. I pay homage to the male botanists Allion (I couldn’t find his records), Heinrich Moritz Willkomm, Nicolaus Thomas Host, and Leonard Plukenet. They first catalogued me in 1812.