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Chionophila Tweedyi
''Chionophila tweedyi'', or Tweedy's snowlover, is a perennial herb in the Plantaginaceae, plantain family. It is native to Idaho and Montana in the western United States. Taxonomy Tweedy's snowlover has challenged taxonomists. It was first published as ''Penstemon tweedyi'' by William Marriott Canby and Joseph Nelson Rose in March 1890, named in honor of Frank Tweedy, the first to collect it. Tweedy's specimen, an Isotype (biology), isotype, is deposited at Gray Herbarium at Harvard University. The location of the holotype is unknown. Just a few months later, in June 1900, Louis Forniquet Henderson moved Tweedy's snowlover to the genus ''Chionophila''. In his publication, he made clear the classification difficulties presented by this plant. "For some time the writer was impressed with the necessity of making a new genus to fit this plant, but the more carefully he weighed each point the more convinced he was that the plant could more naturally be placed in ''Chionophila''." He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Marriott Canby
William Marriott Canby Sr. (1831–1904) was an American banker, business executive, philanthropist and botanist. He is famous as a leading expert on the flora of Delaware and the "eastern shore" region of Maryland and as an epistolary correspondent with Charles Darwin concerning insectivorous plants. Biography After education at the Friends School at Westtown and from private tutors, William Marriott Canby conducted several successful businesses in Wilmington, Delaware. He used his business profits to finance botanical expeditions throughout North America. He was one of the founders of the Delaware Western Railroad, which became part of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. He was an active philanthropist in Wilmington. He was the first president of Wilmington's Board of Park Commissioners, served on the Board for over twenty years, and is credited as the person most responsible for creating Wilmington's city parks. He was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
