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Brachypodium sylvaticum

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Brachypodium sylvaticum. See image source here.

#192 They called me Brachypodium sylvaticum, also known as Brachypodium wattii, Brachypodium sylvaticum subsp. spryginii, Brachypodium fontanesii, and Brachypodium spryginii. I pay homage to the male botanists Sprygin (I couldn’t find his records), Fontanes (I couldn’t find his records), and George Watt, or David Allan Poe Watt. They first catalogued me in 1812.

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Retama monosperma

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Retama monosperma. See image source here.

#191 They called me Retama monosperma, also known as Spartium clusii, Spartium webbii, and Retama spachii. I pay homage to the male botanists Clus (I couldn’t find his records), Spach (I couldn’t find his records), and Colin James Webb, or Philip Barker Webb. They first catalogued me in 1840.

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Torilis africana

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Torilis africana. See image source here.

#185 They called me Torilis africana, also known as Torilis hillebrandii. I pay homage to the male botanist William (Wilhelm) Hillebrand, or William Francis Hillebrand. They first catalogued me in 1815.