|
Elizabeth Gault Fisher
Elizabeth Gault Fisher (April 29, 1909 – ) was an American entomologist, bacteriologist, and bryologist. She collected thousands of examples of Maryland mosses, including the first examples of a number of species in Maryland. A moss, '' Desmatodon fisherae'', and an insect, '' Mycetophila fisherae'', were named for her. Early life Elizabeth Gault Fisher was born on April 29, 1909, in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the daughter of Anne (née Baylor) and Dr. William A. Fisher, health commissioner of Baltimore. She attended the Calvert School, St. Timothy's School, graduating in 1927, and Roland Park Country School, graduating in 1930. She studied at Cornell University beginning in 1930, and graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1934, a master's degree and a Ph.D. in entomology in 1938. Her dissertation was ''A Comparative Study of the Male Terminalia of the Mycetophilidae of Nearctic America.'' Career In 1939, Fisher went to Philadelphia to research moss. Fisher became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltimore
Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and the 30th most populous city in the United States with a population of 585,708 in 2020. Baltimore was designated an independent city by the Constitution of Maryland in 1851, and today is the most populous independent city in the United States. As of 2021, the population of the Baltimore metropolitan area was estimated to be 2,838,327, making it the 20th largest metropolitan area in the country. Baltimore is located about north northeast of Washington, D.C., making it a principal city in the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area (CSA), the third-largest CSA in the nation, with a 2021 estimated population of 9,946,526. Prior to European colonization, the Baltimore region was used as hunting grounds by the Susquehannock Native Americans, who were primarily settled further northwest than where the city was later built. Colonist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nearctic Realm
The Nearctic realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting the Earth's land surface. The Nearctic realm covers most of North America, including Greenland, Central Florida, and the highlands of Mexico. The parts of North America that are not in the Nearctic realm are Eastern Mexico, Southern Florida, coastal Central Florida, Central America, and the Caribbean islands, which, together with South America, are part of the Neotropical realm. Major ecological regions The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) divides the Nearctic into four bioregions, defined as "geographic clusters of ecoregions that may span several habitat types, but have strong biogeographic affinities, particularly at taxonomic levels higher than the species level (genus, family)." Canadian Shield The Canadian Shield bioregion extends across the northern portion of the continent, from the Aleutian Islands to Newfoundland. It includes the Nearctic's Arctic Tundra and Boreal forest ecoregions. In terms of flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ephemerum Spinulosum
''Tradescantia'' () is a genus of 85 species of herbaceous perennial wildflowers in the family Commelinaceae, native to the Americas from southern Canada to northern Argentina, including the West Indies. Members of the genus are known by many common names, including inchplant, wandering jew, spiderwort, and dayflower. ''Tradescantia'' grow , and are commonly found individually or in clumps in wooded areas and open fields. They were introduced into Europe as ornamental plants in the 17th century and are now grown in many parts of the world. Some species have become naturalized in regions of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, and on some oceanic islands. The genus's many species are of interest to cytogenetics because of evolutionary changes in the structure and number of their chromosomes. They have also been used as bioindicators for the detection of environmental mutagens. Some species have become pests to cultivated crops and considered invasive. Description ''Tradescan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pohlia Annotina
''Pohlia'' is a genus of mosses in the family Mniaceae, found on all continents including Antarctica. Some of its species are native to multiple continents. The center of diversity is the Northern Hemisphere. The genus name of ''Pohlia'' is in honour of Johann Ehrenfried Pohl (1746–1800), who was a German physician and botanist. The genus was circumscribed by Johann Hedwig in Descriptio et Adumbratio microscopio-analytica Muscorum Frondosorum vol.1 on page 98 in 1785-1787. Species Currently accepted species include: *''Pohlia afrocruda'' Brotherus *''Pohlia alba'' Lindberg & H.Arnell *'' Pohlia aloysii-sabaudiae'' Negri *''Pohlia alteoperculata'' (Dixon) *'' Pohlia ampullacea'' Hampex Gangulee *'' Pohlia andalusica'' Brotherus *'' Pohlia andrewsii'' A.J.Shaw *'' Pohlia annotina'' Lindberg *'' Pohlia apolensis'' R.S.Williams *''Pohlia aristatula'' H.A.Miller, H.O.Whittier & B.Whittier *''Pohlia atropurpurea'' (Wahlenb.) H.Lindb. *''Pohlia atrothecia'' Brotherus *''Pohlia atro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trematodon Longicollis
''Trematodon'' is a genus of moss belonging to the family Bruchiaceae. The genus was first described by André Michaux. The genus has cosmopolitan distribution. Species: * ''Trematodon ambiguus ''Trematodon ambiguus'' is a species of moss belonging to the family Bruchiaceae. It has almost cosmopolitan distribution. In Iceland, the species has been found at only two locations and is listed as and endangered species An endangered ...'' Hornschuch, 1819 References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17281281 Dicranales Moss genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachythecium Velutinum
''Brachythecium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Brachythecium'': * ''Brachythecium albicans'' * ''Brachythecium campestre'' * ''Brachythecium erythrorrhizon'' * ''Brachythecium glareosum'' * ''Brachythecium latifolium ''Brachythecium'' is a genus of mosses belonging to the family Brachytheciaceae. The genus was first described by Wilhelm Philippe Schimper. Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Brachythecium'': * '' Brachythecium albicans ...'' * '' Brachythecium mildeanum'' * '' Brachythecium populeum'' * '' Brachythecium reflexum'' * '' Brachythecium rivulare'' * '' Brachythecium rutabulum'' * '' Brachythecium salebrosum'' * '' Brachythecium tommasinii'' * '' Brachythecium turgidum'' * '' Brachythecium velutinum'' References {{Taxonbar, from=Q150310 Hypnales Moss genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gymnostomum Aeruginosum
''Gymnostomum'' is a genus of bryophyte in family Pottiaceae. It was first described by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck and Christian Friedrich Hornschuch Species The following species are recognised in the genus ''Gymnostomum'': *'' Gymnostomum aeruginosum'' *'' Gymnostomum angustatum'' *'' Gymnostomum anoectangioides'' *'' Gymnostomum antarcticum'' *'' Gymnostomum apophysatum'' *'' Gymnostomum aquaticum'' *'' Gymnostomum aurantiacum'' *'' Gymnostomum bescherellei'' *'' Gymnostomum bewsii'' *'' Gymnostomum boreale'' *''Gymnostomum brevicaule'' *''Gymnostomum brotherusii'' *''Gymnostomum calcareum'' – calcareous gymnostomum moss *''Gymnostomum capense'' *''Gymnostomum carthusianum'' *''Gymnostomum chenii'' *''Gymnostomum ciliatum'' *''Gymnostomum cirrhatum'' *''Gymnostomum complanatum'' *''Gymnostomum cucullatum'' *''Gymnostomum curvisetum'' *''Gymnostomum cylindricum'' *''Gymnostomum denticulatum'' *''Gymnostomum dimorphum'' *''Gymnost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polytrichum Strictum
''Polytrichum strictum'', commonly known as bog haircap moss or strict haircap, is an evergreen and perennial species of moss native to ''Sphagnum'' bogs and other moist habitats in temperate climates. It has a Circumboreal Region, circumboreal distribution, and is also found in South America and Antarctica. Description Like other species in the Polytrichaceae, ''Polytrichum strictum'' has leaves with a single costa, vertical Lamella (surface anatomy), lamellae, a water-repelling cuticle, and rhizoids that appear to facilitate external water movement in addition to anchoring the plant. Dense tufts of slender stems from 6–12 cm form 20–40 cm hummocks in bogs and similar substrates. Leaves are narrowly lanceolate, appressed to the stem when dry and spreading to erect when moist. The reddish awn (formed by the slightly excurrent costa) and smooth, inrolled leaf margins separate ''P. strictum'' from other Polytrichum species; only Polytrichum juniperinum, juniper ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marchantiophyta
The Marchantiophyta () are a division of non-vascular land plants commonly referred to as hepatics or liverworts. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information. It is estimated that there are about 9000 species of liverworts. Some of the more familiar species grow as a flattened leafless thallus, but most species are leafy with a form very much like a flattened moss. Leafy species can be distinguished from the apparently similar mosses on the basis of a number of features, including their single-celled rhizoids. Leafy liverworts also differ from most (but not all) mosses in that their leaves never have a costa (present in many mosses) and may bear marginal cilia (very rare in mosses). Other differences are not universal for all mosses and liverworts, but the occurrence of leaves arranged in three ranks, the presence of deep lobes or segmented leaves, or a lack of clearly diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sykesville, Maryland
Sykesville is a small town in Carroll County, Maryland, United States. The town lies west of Baltimore and north of Washington D.C. The population was 4,436 at the 2010 census. BudgetTravel.com named Sykesville 'Coolest Small Town in America' in June 2016. History Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Sykesville was used as a hunting ground by Native Americans from the Susquehannock and Lenape nations. By the late 1800s, many Europeans (predominantly from Germany and Scotland) had settled in Sykesville in pursuit of farming and mining. The land on which Sykesville sits started out as part of the Springfield Estate, a slave plantation owned by wealthy Baltimore shipbuilder William Patterson.Maryland Historical Trust, Annapolis, MD"Sykesville Historic District."''National Register of Historic Places Inventory--Nomination Form.'' Filed 1985-08-14; accessed 2011-03-20. In 1803, Patterson's daughter Elizabeth, married Napoléon Bonaparte's younger brother Jérô ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johns Hopkins Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH) is the teaching hospital and biomedical research facility of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. It was founded in 1889 using money from a bequest of over $7 million (1873 money, worth 163.9 million dollars in 2021) by city merchant, banker/financier, civic leader and philanthropist Johns Hopkins (1795–1873). Johns Hopkins Hospital and its School of Medicine are considered to be the founding institutions of modern American medicine and the birthplace of numerous famous medical traditions including rounds, residents and house staff. Many medical specialties were formed at the hospital including neurosurgery, by Harvey Cushing and Walter Dandy; cardiac surgery by Alfred Blalock; and child psychiatry, by Leo Kanner. Attached to the hospital is the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center which serves infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21. Johns Hopkins Hospital is widely regarded as one of the world' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harriet Lane Clinic
Harriet(t) may refer to: * Harriet (name), a female name ''(includes list of people with the name)'' Places *Harriet, Queensland, rural locality in Australia * Harriet, Arkansas, unincorporated community in the United States * Harriett, Texas, unincorporated community in the United States Ships * ''Harriet'' (1798 ship), built at Pictou Shipyard, Nova Scotia, Canada * ''Harriet'' (1802 EIC ship), East India Company ship * ''Harriet'' (1810 ship), American ship * ''Harriet'' (1813 ship), American ship * ''Harriet'' (1829 ship), British Royal Navy ship * ''Harriet'' (1836 ship), British ship * ''Harriet'' (fishing smack), 1893 British trawler preserved in Fleetwood Museum Other * Harriet (band), an alternative Americana band from Los Angeles * ''Harriet'' (film), a 2019 biographical film about Harriet Tubman * ''Harriet the Spy'' (TV series), a 2021 animated TV series * List of storms named Harriet See also * * Harriot (other) * Harry (other) * Harriette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
