Artemisia Pygmaea
''Artemisia pygmaea'' is a North American species of Artemisia (plant), sagebrush in the Asteraceae, aster family known by the common name pygmy sagebrush. Description ''Artemisia pygmaea'' is a small, cushion-like shrub growing up to about 20 centimeters (8 inches) in height. It is woody and grows from a taproot. The small leaves are under a centimeter long and wide and are toothed or divided into several deep lobes. The Head (botany), flower heads contain 3 to 5 disc florets but no ray florets. It is plant sexuality, dioecious, with male and female flowers occurring on separate individual plants. Blooming occurs in August and September.''Artemisia pygmaea''.
USDA FS International Institute of Tropical Forestry. This is one of several plants parasitized by the parasitic plant ''Orobanche fascic ...
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Asa Gray
Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His ''Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually exclusive. Gray was adamant that a genetic connection must exist between all members of a species. He was also strongly opposed to the ideas of hybridization within one generation and special creation in the sense of its not allowing for evolution. He was a strong supporter of Darwin, although Gray's theistic evolution was guided by a Creator. As a professor of botany at Harvard University for several decades, Gray regularly visited, and corresponded with, many of the leading natural scientists of the era, including Charles Darwin, who held great regard for him. Gray made several trips to Europe to collaborate with leading European scientists of the era, as well as trips to the southern and western United States. He also built an extensive n ...
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