Mimulus Stellatus
''Diplacus stellatus'' is a small herb in the Phrymaceae. The species is endemic to Cedros Island in the Mexican State of Baja California.Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 11(2-3): 337 337 1924.Kellogg, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences 2: 18 1863. It was formerly known as ''Mimulus stellatus''. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q17746292 Diplacus, stellatus Flora of Baja California Endemic flora of Mexico Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands ...
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Albert Kellogg
Albert Kellogg (December 6, 1813 – March 31, 1887 ) was an American physician and the first resident botanist of California. He was a founding member of the California Academy of Sciences and served as its first curator of botany. Kellogg was a prolific writer and an accomplished illustrator of botanical specimens. In 1882, he published "The Forest Trees of California", the first scientific account of the state's diverse forest species.Greene 1887-1889Science 1987 Early life Albert Kellogg was born in New Hartford, Connecticut, on December 6, 1813, the son of Isaac and Aurilla Barney, prosperous farmers with a long family history in New England. After receiving a basic education in the local village schools, Kellogg was placed with a prominent physician in Middletown, Connecticut, in preparation for a medical career. Ill health forced him to return to the family farm where he spent time exploring the nearby woods and collecting herbs. He never fully recovered his health but even ...
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