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Hypoxis Juncea
''Hypoxis juncea'' (commonly known as fringed yellow star-grass and rushy hypoxis) is a Hypoxis, star-grass species with leaves that are so narrow as to be comparable to thread. It is not a true Poaceae, grass, despite the common name. It is found in the United States on coastal plains from Florida + Alabama to North Carolina. The species is a Wetland indicator status, facultative wetland Perennial plant, perennial forb. References Hypoxis, juncea Flora of the Southeastern United States Plants described in 1792 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Asparagales-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Edward Smith (botanist)
__NOTOC__ Sir James Edward Smith (2 December 1759 – 17 March 1828) was an English botanist and founder of the Linnean Society. Early life and education Smith was born in Norwich in 1759, the son of a wealthy wool merchant. He displayed a precocious interest in the natural world. During the early 1780s he enrolled in the medical course at the University of Edinburgh where he studied chemistry under Joseph Black and natural history under John Walker. He then moved to London in 1783 to continue his studies. Smith was a friend of Sir Joseph Banks, who was offered the entire collection of books, manuscripts and specimens of the Swedish natural historian and botanist Carl Linnaeus following the death of his son Carolus Linnaeus the Younger. Banks declined the purchase, but Smith bought the collection for the bargain price of £1,000. The collection arrived in London in 1784, and in 1785 Smith was elected Fellow of the Royal Society. Academic career Between 1786 and 1788 Smit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |