Edward Avery McIlhenny

…McIlhenny Company, famous for Tobasco brand pepper sauce, he was also an ardent naturalist and Honorary Life Associate Member of the American Ornithologists’ Union.(1) Edward Avery McIlhenny collected this fungal…

John Robert Raper

…of mutations in common-A heterokaryons of Schizophyllum commune. Z. Vererbungsl., 89:540-58. Raper, John R. and G.S. Krongelb (1958) Genetic and environmental aspects of fruiting in Schizophyllum commune Fr. Mycologia, 50:707-740….

Charles Henry Hitchcock

…produced a three-volume work, “The Geology of New Hampshire” (1874-1878), and the folio, “Atlas to Accompany the Geology…” (1878). The maps in the atlas comprise the first detailed, comprehensive map…

Ken E. Rogers

…holdings. Ken E. Rogers also collected bryophytes; these are deposited at FLAS (ca. 770 specimens), TENN (ca. 160 specimens) and BRIT (ca. 40), with DUKE, MO, NY, and COLO having…

Enchantress along the Eno

…modest wildflower — the name in vogue now is Circaea canadensis. “The systematics of this taxon is controversial, and the best treatment is still unclear… The complicated synonymy is perhaps…

Mary Eugenia Wharton

…of creating a nature sanctuary. Her dream was to protect the native plant and animal communities unique to the region and provide a place where people could learn about and…

Egbert Hamilton Walker

…1991 of complications from an influenza infection.”1   SOURCES: Meyer, Frederick G. 1992. Egbert Hamilton Walker (1899-1991). Taxon 41 (3): 618-620. https://www.jstor.org/stable/1222855 Data Portal. 2021. http//:sernecportal.org/index.php. Accessed on November 24….

Hugo Leander Blomquist

…225-229.   SOURCES: SERNEC Data Portal. 2023. http//:sernecportal.org/index.php. Accessed on December 04. Anderson, Lewis E. (1965) In memoriam: Hugo Leander Blomquist 1885 [sic]-1964. The Bryologist 68(2): 251-254. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3241029…

Floras

Floras & Field Guides Published floras have traditionally been the main means of synthesizing information on the species of plants in an area—their habitats, phenology, classification, common names, and practical…