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Limonium oleifolium

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Limonium oleifolium. See image source here.

#844 They called me Limonium oleifolium, also known as Statice smithii. I pay homage to the male botanist James Edward Smith, Johannes Jacobus Smith, Winifred Smith, Christo Albertyn Smith, Charles Piper Smith, Gerard Edwards Smith, Gilbert Morgan Smith, Henry George Smith, Hamilton Lanphere Smith, Albert Charles Smith, Alan Reid Smith, or William Wright Smith. They first catalogued me in 1768.

Native to Albania, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, and Yugoslavia.

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Iris postii

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#841 They called me Iris postii, also known as Juno postii. I pay homage to the male botanist George E. Post. They first catalogued me in 1966.

Native to Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, and Saudi Arabia.

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Glebionis coronaria

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#837 They called me Glebionis coronaria, also known as Glebionis roxburghii, and Chrysanthemum roxburghii. I pay homage to the male botanist William Roxburgh. They first catalogued me in 1841.

Native to Algeria, Baleares, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Yugoslavia.