Samuel Bonsall Parish (1838–1928) was a California botanist and curator of the

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. A number of plants were named in his honor, including '' Allium parishii'', '' Atriplex parishii'', '' Boechera parishii'', '' Chaenactis parishii'', '' Cheilanthes parishii'', ''

Delphinium parishii ''Delphinium parishii'', the desert larkspur, is a flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae (the buttercup family) native to the Mojave Desert, in the southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. In Southern California it is also found i ...

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Ericameria parishii ''Ericameria parishii'', or Parish's rabbitbrush, is a western North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Distribution The plant is native to southern Southern California in the United States and to the State of Baja Ca ...

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Eriogonum parishii ''Eriogonum parishii'' is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name mountainmist. Distribution It is found mainly in southern California, where it grows in many of the mountain ranges from the Sierra Nevada, White Mountains and In ...

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Eschscholzia parishii ''Eschscholzia parishii'', with the common name Parish's poppy, is an annual desert wildflower in the Poppy family (Papaveraceae), native to several North American desert regions. This desert species is related to the California poppy (''Eschsc ...

'', '' Euphorbia parishii'', '' Galium parishii'', '' Grusonia parishii'', '' Heuchera parishii'', ''

Lycium parishii ''Lycium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The genus has a disjunct distribution around the globe, with species occurring on most continents in temperate and subtropical regions. South America has the most ...

'', '' Malacothamnus parishii'', '' Mimulus parishii'', '' Orobanche parishii'' ssp. ''brachyloba'', '' Orobanche parishii'' ssp. ''parishii'', '' Perideridia parishii'', '' Phacelia parishii'', '' Plagiobothrys parishii'', '' Puccinellia parishii'', '' Silene parishii'', ''

Solanum parishii ''Solanum parishii'' is a species of nightshade known by the common name Parish's nightshade. It is native to western North America from Oregon to Baja California, where it grows in many types of habitat, including maritime and inland chaparral, ...

'', '' Stipa parishii'', '' Symphoricarpos parishii'', ''

Tauschia parishii ''Tauschia parishii'' is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Parish's umbrellawort. It is endemic to California. Distribution The plant occurs in several mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada, White ...

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Trichostema parishii ''Trichostema parishii'' is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Parish's bluecurls. Distribution It is native to the Transverse Ranges and Peninsular Ranges of southern California and south into Baja Californ ...

'', '' Viguiera parishii'', and others. After studying at New York University in 1858, he became a professor and then participated for four years at the American Civil War. With his brother, he bought a ranch near San Bernardino in 1872 and studied the flora of southern California. His collection of plants of this region led him to undertake a collaboration with Charles Christopher Parry and C. G. Pringle. His herbarium was sold to Stanford University in 1917.

References

Parish, S. B. (Samuel Bonsall) (1838-1928), University and Jepson Herbaria Archives, University of California, Berkeley
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parish, Samuel Bonsall American botanists New York University alumni Union Army personnel 1838 births 1928 deaths Stanford University people