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Festuca rubra

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Festuca rubra. See image source here.

#243 They called me Festuca rubra, also known as Festuca kirelowii, Festuca rubra subsp. kirelowii, Festuca alexeevii, Festuca waldsteinii, Festuca briquetii, Festuca rubra var. magnelii, Festuca halleri subsp. yvesii, and Festuca gaudinii. I pay homage to the male botanists Kirelow (I couldn’t find his records), Evgenii Borisovich Alexeev, Franz de Paula Adam von Waldstein, John Isaac Briquet, Magnel (I couldn’t find his records), Yves (I couldn’t find his records), and Charles-Théophile Gaudin. They first catalogued me in 1753.

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Platystemon californicus

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Platystemon californicus. See image source here.

#228 They called me Platystemon californicus, also known as Platystemon hallii. I pay homage to the male botanist Edwin Cuthbert Hall, Harry Hall, or Harvey Monroe Hall. They first catalogued me in 1835.

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Melica imperfecta

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Melica imperfecta. See image source here.

#215 They called me Melica imperfecta, also known as Melica parishii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles Samuel Pollock Parish. They first catalogued me in 1836.