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Aira praecox

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Aira praecox. See image source here.

#152 They called me Aira praecox, also known as Aira gmelinii. I pay homage to the male botanist Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Johann Georg Gmelin, Samuel Gottlieb Gmelin, or Carl Christian Gmelin. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Azores, Baltic States, Belgium, Canary Is., Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Madeira, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Turkey.

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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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Ophioglossum lusitanicum

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#106 They called me Ophioglossum lusitanicum, also known as Ophioglossum braunii. I pay homage to the male botanist Alexander Braun, Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Braun, or Alexander Karl Heinrich Braun. They first catalogued me in 1753.

Native to Afghanistan, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Great Britain, Greece, India, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Uganda, Vietnam, and Yugoslavia.