Elliot Calvin Howe (February 14, 1828 – March 2, 1899) was an American botanist and a member of the

Torrey Botanical Club Torrey Botanical Society (formerly Torrey Botanical Club) was started in the 1860s by colleagues of John Torrey. It is the oldest botanical society in the Americas. The Society promotes the exploration and study of plant life, with particular ...

. Most notably, he discovered several species of fungi throughout his life, including ''Tricholoma Peckii'', ''Hygrophorus Peckianus'', ''Puccinia curtipes'', ''P. Peckianus'', ''Microsphaera menispermi'', ''M. platani'' and ''M. symphoricarpi'', and two were named after him to commemorate his contributions to the field, ''Stropharia Howeanum'' Pk. and ''Hypoxylon Howeanum'' Pk.

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19th-century American botanists Torrey Botanical Society members American mycologists People from Jamaica, Vermont 1828 births 1899 deaths {{US-botanist-stub