Stephen Thayer Olney (February 15, 1812 – July 27, 1878) was an American manufacturer and

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

with expertise in the genus '' Carex''. The monotypic plant genus ''Olneya'' ('' Olneya tesota'', desert ironwood) was named in his honor by his friend and fellow botanist

Asa Gray Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 – January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. His ''Darwiniana'' was considered an important explanation of how religion and science were not necessarily mutually excl ...

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Botanists active in North America 19th-century American botanists 1812 births 1878 deaths {{US-botanist-stub