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Edwin Blake Payson
Edwin Blake Payson (born Norwood, Colorado, February 18, 1893; died Denver, Colorado, May 15, 1927) was an American botanist. Early life Payson was the son of Amon R. Payson (1859–1938), a cattle rancher and one of the founders of Naturita, Colorado. Payson's mother Sarah Payson (1869–1893) died about a month after his birth. Payson went to Montrose High School in Montrose and then attended the University of Wyoming where he received a B.A. in 1917. Following graduation he entered the military, where he served in the 89th Infantry Division. He trained at Camp Funston, then returned to Laramie for his marriage to Louise Butler, a fellow botany student. After the end of World War I, Payson was an instructor at the American Expeditionary Forces University at Beaune, France. Payson returned to the United States in May of 1919. He was a teaching fellow at the Washington University in St. Louis school of botany and earned a M.A. (1920) and a PhD (1921) there. Career Payson t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Norwood, Colorado
Norwood is a Statutory Town in San Miguel County, Colorado, United States. The population was 535 at the 2020 census. A post office called Norwood has been in operation since 1887. The community was named after Norwood, Missouri, the native home of a first settler. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Norwood's rural location on Wright's Mesa led to its 2019 designation as an International Dark Sky Community by the International Dark-Sky Association. Norwood is one of 32 International Dark Sky Communities. Norwood's former state representative, Marc Catlin, passed legislation, Support Dark Sky Designation and Promotion in Colorado, which established the Colorado Designated Dark Sky designation. Climate Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 438 people, 195 households, and 112 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 258 housing units at an average density of . The racia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Oreocarya
''Oreocarya'' (perennial cat's-eye) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae. There are about 63 species and its native range extends from western and central Canada, through western United States to north Mexico. It is part of subtribe of ''Amsinckiinae''. It was once thought to be a either a subgenus or synonym of '' Cryptantha'' , as they both had plenty of tiny flowers, hairy leaves, and persisting dried flower stems. Botanist William Alfred Weber later noted that the 2 genera were different in form as ''Oreocarya'' was a "biennial or perennial from rosettes of basal leaves; flowers more than 5 mm in diameter, often distinctly long-tubular with prominent yellow eye", while ''Cryptantha'' was an "annual without rosettes of basal leaves; flowers minute, less than 5 mm diameter, short-tubed with inconspicuous eye". Description They are perennial or biennial, plants. Most species are perennials but a few (such as ''O. setosissima'' and ''O. virgata'') are bienn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1927 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – The British Broadcasting ''Company'' becomes the BBC, British Broadcasting ''Corporation'', when its Royal Charter of incorporation takes effect. John Reith, 1st Baron Reith, John Reith becomes the first Director-General. * January 7 ** The first transatlantic telephone call is made ''via radio'' from New York City, United States, to London, United Kingdom. ** The Harlem Globetrotters exhibition basketball team play their first ever road game in Hinckley, Illinois. * January 9 – The Laurier Palace Theatre fire at a movie theatre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, kills 78 children. * January 10 – Fritz Lang's futuristic film ''Metropolis (1927 film), Metropolis'' is released in Germany. * January 11 – Louis B. Mayer, head of film studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), announces the creation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, at a banquet in Los Angeles, California. * January 24 – U.S. Marines United States occ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1893 Births
Events January * January 2 – Webb C. Ball introduces railroad chronometers, which become the general railroad timepiece standards in North America. * January 6 – The Washington National Cathedral is chartered by Congress; the charter is signed by President Benjamin Harrison. * January 13 ** The Independent Labour Party of the United Kingdom has its first meeting. ** U.S. Marines from the ''USS Boston'' land in Honolulu, Hawaii, to prevent the queen from abrogating the Bayonet Constitution. * January 15 – The '' Telefon Hírmondó'' service starts with around 60 subscribers, in Budapest. * January 17 – Overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii: Lorrin A. Thurston and the Citizen's Committee of Public Safety in Hawaii, with the intervention of the United States Marine Corps, overthrow the government of Queen Liliuokalani. * January 21 – The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie () is a List of municipalities in Wyoming, city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States, known for its high elevation at , for its railroad history, and as the home of the University of Wyoming. The population was 31,407 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Wyoming, fourth-most populous city in Wyoming. Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne and north of the Colorado state line, at the junction of Interstate 80 in Wyoming, Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287#Wyoming, U.S. Route 287. After 12,000 years or more of Indigenous populations living in the area, Laramie was settled by European Americans in 1868 with the completion of the Union Pacific Railroad line to the area, which crosses the Laramie River at Laramie. The river and several creeks fed by freshwater springs made the area an attractive place for settlement. It is home to the University of Wyoming, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Astragalus (plant)
''Astragalus'' is a large genus of over 3,000 species of herbs and small shrubs, belonging to the legume family Fabaceae and the subfamily Faboideae. It is the List of the largest genera of flowering plants, largest genus of plants in terms of described species. The genus is native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Common names include milkvetch (most species), locoweed (in North America, some species) and goat's-thorn (Astragalus gummifer, ''A. gummifer'', Astragalus tragacantha, ''A. tragacantha''). Some pale-flowered vetches (''Vicia'' spp.) are similar in appearance, but they are more vine-like than ''Astragalus''. Description Most species in the genus have pinnately compound leaves. There are annual and perennial species. The flowers are formed in clusters in a raceme, each flower typical of the legume family, with three types of petals: banner, wings, and keel. The Sepal, calyx is tubular or bell-shaped. Taxonomy The genus was formally described in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Dryopetalon
''Dryopetalon'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is the Southern United States to Northern Mexico. Species: *''Dryopetalon auriculatum'' *''Dryopetalon breedlovei'' *''Dryopetalon byei'' *''Dryopetalon crenatum'' *''Dryopetalon membranifolium'' *''Dryopetalon palmeri'' *''Dryopetalon paysonii'' *''Dryopetalon runcinatum'' *''Dryopetalon stenocarpum ''Dryopetalon'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is the Southern United States to Northern Mexico. Species: *''Dryopetalon auriculatum'' *''Dryopetalon breedlovei'' *''Dryopetalon byei'' * ...'' References {{Authority control Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Paysonia
''Paysonia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae. They are generally referred to by the common name bladderpod or mustard. The genus is found in southern North America, ranging from the southeastern and south-central United States to northeastern Mexico. Until 2002 it was considered to be part of the genus ''Lesquerella ''Lesquerella'' is the former name of a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae.Paysonia auriculata'' *'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Kew Gardens
Kew Gardens is a botanical garden, botanic garden in southwest London that houses the "largest and most diverse botany, botanical and mycology, mycological collections in the world". Founded in 1759, from the exotic garden at Kew Park, its living collections include some of the 27,000 taxa curated by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, while the herbarium, one of the largest in the world, has over preserved plant and fungal specimens. The library contains more than 750,000 volumes, and the illustrations collection contains more than 175,000 prints and drawings of plants. It is one of London's top tourist attractions and is a World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site. Kew Gardens, together with the botanic gardens at Wakehurst Place, Wakehurst in Sussex, are managed by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, an internationally important botany, botanical research and education institution that employs over 1,100 staff and is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Envir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Draba
''Draba'' is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, commonly known as whitlow-grasses (though they are not related to the true grasses). Species There are over 400 species: *'' Draba abajoensis'' Windham & Al-Shehbaz *'' Draba × abiskoensis'' O.E.Schulz *'' Draba × abiskojokkensis'' O.E.Schulz *'' Draba acaulis'' Boiss. *'' Draba affghanica'' Boiss. *'' Draba aizoides'' L. *'' Draba alajica'' Litv. *''Draba alberti'' Regel & Schmalh. *'' Draba albertina'' Greene *''Draba alchemilloides'' Gilg *'' Draba × algida'' Adams ex DC. *'' Draba alpina'' L. *'' Draba altaica'' (C.A.Mey.) Bunge *'' Draba alticola'' Kom. *'' Draba alyssoides'' Humb. & Bonpl. ex DC. *'' Draba × amandae'' O.E.Schulz *'' Draba × ambigua'' Ledeb. *'' Draba amoena'' O.E.Schulz *'' Draba amplexicaulis'' Franch. *''Draba aprica'' Beadle *''Draba arabisans'' Michx. *'' Draba araboides'' Wedd. *'' Draba araratica'' Rupr. *'' Draba arauquensis'' Santana *'' Draba arbuscula'' Hook.f. *'' Drab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ranunculaceae
Ranunculaceae (, buttercup or crowfoot family; Latin "little frog", from "frog") is a family (biology), family of over 2,000 known species of flowering plants in 43 genera, distributed worldwide. The largest genera are ''Ranunculus'' (600 species), ''Delphinium'' (365), ''Thalictrum'' (330), ''Clematis'' (380), and ''Aconitum'' (300). Description Ranunculaceae are mostly herbaceous annuals or perennials, but some are woody climbers (such as ''Clematis'') or shrubs (e.g. ''Xanthorhiza''). Most members of the family have bisexual flowers which can be showy or inconspicuous. Flowers are solitary, but are also found aggregated in Cyme (botany), cymes, panicles, or spike (botany), spikes. The flowers are usually radially symmetrical but are also found to be bilaterally symmetrical in the genera ''Aconitum'' and ''Delphinium''. The sepals, petals, stamens and carpels are all generally free (not fused), the outer flower segments typically number four or five. The outer stamens may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Cruciferae
Brassicaceae () or (the older but equally valid) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The leaves are simple (although are sometimes deeply incised), lack stipules, and appear alternately on stems or in rosettes. The inflorescences are terminal and lack bracts. The flowers have four free sepals, four free alternating petals, two shorter free stamens and four longer free stamens. The fruit has seeds in rows, divided by a thin wall (or septum). The family contains 372 genera and 4,060 accepted species. The largest genera are '' Draba'' (440 species), '' Erysimum'' (261 species), '' Lepidium'' (234 species), '' Cardamine'' (233 species), and ''Alyssum'' (207 species). , it was divided into two subfamilies, Brassicoideae and Aethionemoideae. The family contains the cruciferous vegetables, including species suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
