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Vicia hirsuta

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Vicia hirsuta. See image source here.

#292 They called me Vicia hirsuta, also known as Vicia taquetii, and Vicia mitchellii. I pay homage to the male botanists Taquet (I couldn’t find his records), and M. E. Mitchell, or John Mitchell. They first catalogued me in 1822.

Native to Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Assam, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European R, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Rwanda, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia, and Zaïre.

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Eleocharis pellucida

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Eleocharis pellucida. See image source here.

#291 They called me Eleocharis pellucida, also known as Scirpus thomsonii, and Eleocharis thomsonii. I pay homage to the male botanist George Thomson, or Charles Wyville Thomson. They first catalogued me in 1828.

Native to Bangladesh, Borneo, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Korea, Kuril Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Manchuria, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Philippines, Primorye, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, and Thailand.

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Populus tremula

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#269 They called me Populus tremula, also known as Populus sieboldii, Populus tremula var. sieboldii, Populus rotundifolia var. bonatii, and Populus bonatii. I pay homage to the male botanists Bonat (I couldn’t find his records), and Philipp Franz von Siebold, or Karl (Carl) Theodor Ernst von Siebold. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Mongolia, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Qinghai, Romania, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Xinjiang, and Yugoslavia.