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Brewer's Sedge
''Carex breweri'', known as Brewer's sedge, is a species of Carex, sedge that grows on dry rocky or gravel slopes in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada and Cascade Mountains of the western United States, as far north as Mount Hood. It is classified in Carex sect. Inflatae, ''Carex'' sect. ''Inflatae'', alongside ''Carex engelmannii'' and ''Carex subnigricans''. References Carex, breweri Flora of Washington (state) Flora of Oregon Flora of California Flora of Nevada Plants described in 1867 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Carex-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Boott
Francis Boott (26 September 1792 – 25 December 1863) was an American physician and botanist who was resident in Great Britain from 1820. Biography Boott was born in Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, the brother of Kirk Boott, one of the founders of Lowell, Massachusetts. Kirk Boott's father (born in Derby, England, 1750-1817), was also called Kirk Boott. He had emigrated to the United States from England in 1783, and worked in Boston as a wholesale merchant. Boott entered Harvard College in 1806, and graduated in 1810 with honors. At age 19, he moved to Derby in England apparently with the intention of becoming a merchant, where he spent three years, and became interested in botany. He returned to America in 1814 for family reasons and while there embarked upon a number of botanical expeditions. About 1820, he determined upon studying medicine, and placed himself under the tutelage of Dr. John Armstrong (physician), John Armstrong in London. Thence he r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
