Table of Described Plants the Following Table Lists the Plants André Michaux Described in His North American Journals and Letters
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Table of Described Plants The following table lists the plants André Michaux described in his North American journals and letters. It is organized according to Michaux’s names for the species, and modern scientific and common names are provided for each species. Note: an asterisk (*) indicates that the name applied by Michaux is rec- ognized for a different species, and page numbers in italics refer to photographs. Modern Michaux’s names Common Page(s) in this binomial for a particular species name(s) volume (scientific name) Abies / Abies balsamea / Pinus 178, 179, 184, balsamea / Pinus balsamifera / Pi- Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. balsam fir 186, 189, 193 nus, needles notched at the tip Abies canadensis / Abies spruce 43, 73, 111, 113, / Pine or Sapinette / Pinus ab- Tsuga canaden- 174, 175, 179, 196, eastern hemlock ies canadensis / Pinus canadensis / sis (L.) Carrière 227, 238, 256, Thuya canadensis / Hemlock pines 257, 306, 364 Abies nigra / Pinus abies nigra / Pinus Picea mariana (Mill.) BSP. black spruce / 186, 188, 189, 190, abies rubra / Pinus fol. denticulatis or Picea rubens Sarg. red spruce 191, 192, 193, 256 Abies nigra? / Abies leaves scat- Tsuga caroliniana Engelm. Carolina hemlock 256, 258, 364 tered on all sides [NC] Abies, with sparse leaves on all sides / Pinus, with few leaves Picea sp. spruce 175, 178, 179, 185 on all sides / Pinus abies Acacia Acacia sp. undetermined 152 Acacia nilotica (L.) acacia de cayenne / Acacia de cayenne / Mimosa gum Arabic 151 Willd. ex Delile gum Arabic tree Senegalia catechu (L. f.) Acacia from India khair 151 P. J. H. Hurter & Mabb. Acer Acer sp. maple 109 Acer canadense Acer spicatum Lam. mountain maple 257 Acer, leaves rugose with some- Acer nigrum Michx. f. black maple 231 what wooly veins 111, 230, 231, Acer negundo Acer negundo L. box elder 275, 285 174, 176, 179, 184, Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum L. striped maple 256, 257, 258 Acer rubrum, leaves glaucous on lower surface / Acer rubrum, leaves silvery on 199, 231, 235, Acer saccharinum L. silver maple the lower surface / Acer saccharinum 279, 314 / Acer, with leaves silvery and red appendix 373 Williams_text_final.indd 373 10/16/19 10:23 AM Table of Described Plants (continued) Modern Michaux’s names Common Page(s) in this binomial for a particular species name(s) volume (scientific name) 89, 93, 95, 157, 176, Acer rubrum / red maple Acer rubrum L. red maple 195, 228, 229, 231, 279, 294, 295, 304 Acer sacchariferum canadense 176, 228, 229, Acer saccharum Marshall sugar maple / Acer saccharum 230, 235, 275 Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium L. yarrow 193 Coptis trifolia (L.) Aconitum uncinatum, known as Ti- Salisb. or Coptis trifolia goldthread / 177 savoyanne / Helleborus trifolius (L.) var. groenlandica goldenroot (Oeder) Fassett American calamus Acorus calamus L. or Acorus Acorus / Calamus aromaticus / European cala- 198, 199, 254, 308 americanus (Raf.) Raf. mus / sweetflag Acrostichum danaeifo- Acrostichum aureum giant leather fern 93 lium Langsd. & Fisch. Actaea rubra (Aiton) Actea, fruit red red baneberry 178 Willd. subsp. rubra Actaea racemosa L. or Actaea pachypoda Elliott common black co- Actea spicata / Actea spicata alba 176, 178, 228, or Actaea rubra (Aiton.) hosh / white bane- / Actea spicata, fruit white 229, 254 Willd. forma neglecta berry / doll’s-eyes (Gillman) B. L. Rob. Actaea rubra (Aiton) Actea spicata alba / white baneberry Willd. forma neglecta 175, 178, 186 Actea spicata, fruit white / doll’s-eyes (Gillman) B. L. Rob. Actea spicata Actaea sp. baneberry 176 Adiantum pedatum Adiantum pedatum L. northern maidenhair 193, 196 Sesbania grandi- agati / hummingbird Aeschynomene grandiflora, Agathy 151 flora (L.) Poir. tree / tiger tongue Aeschynomene sesban Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. Egyptian riverhemp 149, 151 Alaterne from Carolina / Rham- nus (Carolinian) / Rhamnus Frangula caroliniana Carolina buckthorn 105, 234, 275, 358 alaternus latifolius / Shrub with (Walter) A. Gray plums / Rhamnus frangula? Aletris aurea Aletris aurea Walter golden colic-root 312 northern Alisma . Alisma triviale Pursh 177 water-plantain Sagittaria gram- Alisma subulata grassy arrowhead 184 inea Michx. Almond tree Terminalia catappa L. tropical almond 150 374 appendix Williams_text_final.indd 374 10/16/19 10:23 AM Table of Described Plants (continued) Modern Michaux’s names Common Page(s) in this binomial for a particular species name(s) volume (scientific name) Alnus / Betula alnus / Bet- Alnus serrulata (Ai- tag alder / 118, 157, 274 ula alnus americanus ton) Willd. smooth alder Alnus incana (L.) Mo- Alnus glauca / Alnus glauca, ench subsp. rugosa speckled alder 184, 186, 199 stipules lanceolate (DuRoi) R. T. Clausen American elm, spongy bark / Ulmus Ulmus alata Michx. winged elm 248, 274, 294 fungosa / Ulmus, spongy bark Amorpha herbacea Wal- Amorpha minor dwarf indigo-bush 154 ter var. herbacea Amyris elemifera Amyris elemifera L. sea torchwood 120 62, 64, 68, 69, Oxydendrum arbo- 89, 96, 110, 138, Andromeda arborea sourwood reum (L.) DC. 145, 157, 233, 238, 256, 371 Leucothoe axillaris Andromeda axillaris [coastal] coastal doghobble 162, 249, 250 (Lam.) D. Don Leucothoe fontanesiana Andromeda axillaris [mountain] mountain doghobble 256, 357 (Steud.) Sleumer 157, 177, 178, 182, Chamaedaphne caly- Andromeda calyculata leatherleaf / cassandra 184, 186, 187, 188, culata (L.) Moench 189, 191, 193 Lyonia fruticosa staggerbush / Andromeda coriacea 157, 369 (Michx.) G. S. Torr. poor-grub Lyonia ferruginea crookedwood / Andromeda ferruginea 63, 86, 163, 435n6 (Walter) Nutt. staggerbush Agarista populifo- Andromeda formosissima Agarista / pipe-plant 89, 97, 157, 366 lia (Lam.) Judd Zenobia pulveru- Andromeda glauca / Andromeda wilm- 148, 157, 249, 250, lenta (W. Bartram Zenobia / honey-cups ingtonia / Andromeda, glaucous leaves 252, 261, 365 ex Willd.) Pollard Lyonia mariana Andromeda mariana staggerbush 157, 250 (L.) D. Don Lyonia lucida Andromeda nitida or lucida shining fetterbush 108, 157, 249, 250 (Lam.) K. Koch Lyonia ligustrina (L.) southern maleberry Andromeda paniculata [NC] DC. var. foliosiflora 157, 249, 250 / male blueberry (Michx.) Fernald Lyonia ligustrina (L.) Andromeda paniculata [VT] northern maleberry 175 DC. var. ligustrina 157, 177, 184, Andromeda polifolia / An- Andromeda polifolia L. bog rosemary 187, 188, 189, dromeda rosmarinifolia 190, 191, 193 Eubotrys racemo- coastal fetterbush / Andromeda racemosa [coastal] 199, 249, 250, 367 sus (L.) Nutt. swamp doghobble appendix 375 Williams_text_final.indd 375 10/16/19 10:23 AM Table of Described Plants (continued) Modern Michaux’s names Common Page(s) in this binomial for a particular species name(s) volume (scientific name) Eubotrys recurvus Andromeda racemosa [mountain] mountain fetterbush 256 (Buckley) Britton old-field broomstraw Andropogon muticum Andropogon virginicus L. 279 / broomsedge Anemone dichotoma Anemone canadensis L. Canadian anemone 176 Anemone americana Anemone hepatica round-lobed hepatica 176 (DC.) H. Hara 61, 65, 66, 74, 89, Annona Asimina sp. pawpaw 93, 96, 109, 115, 120, 129, 152, 294 Asimina parviflora small- flowered Annona glabra 95, 366 (Michx.) Dunal pawpaw Annona glabra Annona glabra L. pond apple 120, 366 Asimina obovata Annona grandiflora / Annona palustris big flower pawpaw 95, 97, 101, 366 (Willd.) Nash Annona lanceolata Asimina angustifolia Raf. slimleaf pawpaw 64 Annona muricata Annona muricata L. soursop 120 110, 111, 231, Annona triloba Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal common pawpaw 315, 356 Anonymos azaleoides / Rhododendron pilosum minniebush 256, 306 Azalea-like shrub (Michx.) Craven Carpinus caroliniana American horn- Anonymos carpinoides / Carpinus 175, 176, 196, Walter or Ostrya virgin- beam / American / Carpinus . / Carpinus ostrya 275, 285, 294 iana (Mill.) K. Koch hop-hornbeam Forestiera acuminata Anonymos ligustroides / new (Michx.) Poir. or swamp-privet / 109, 284, 285, 295 tree with opposite leaves Forestiera ligustrina southern-privet (Michx.) Poir. Chamaecyparis thy- Aquatic cypress / Cupressus thyoides Atlantic white cedar 32, 33, 36, 261 oides (L.) BSP. Aquatic plant, 3 stamens Elodea canadensis Michx. common waterweed 176 Canada columbine / Aquilegia canadensis / Aquilegia? Aquilegia canadensis L. 66, 176 eastern columbine Aralia new sp. / Aralia new, hispid Aralia hispida Vent. bristly sarsaparilla 177, 178, 181 Aralia nudicaulis Aralia nudicaulis L. wild sarsaparilla 177 Aralia racemosa / Zanthox- Aralia racemosa L. spikenard 131, 175 ylum, monoecious 376 appendix Williams_text_final.indd 376 10/16/19 10:23 AM Table of Described Plants (continued) Modern Michaux’s names Common Page(s) in this binomial for a particular species name(s) volume (scientific name) devil’s-walking-stick Aralia spinosa Aralia spinosa L. / Hercules’-club 101, 366 / prickly-ash Arbutus acadiensis?, leaves en- tire / Arbutus acadiensis / Arbu- Arctostaphylos uva- bearberry / 175, 178, 199 tus uva ursi / Arbutus, leaves with ursi (L.) Spreng. kinnikinick wooly membranaceous margins Arbutus andrachne Arbutus andrachne L. Greek strawberry tree 38 Gaylussachia ursina (M. Arbutus, loved by bears / Vac- A. Curtis) Torr. & A. bear huckleberry 73, 74 cinium (or Arbutus) of the bears Gray ex A. Gray Arbutus unedo Arbutus unedo L. strawberry tree 38 Arctium lappa Arctium lappa L. great burdock 130 Arethusa bulbosa Arethusa bulbosa L. dragon’s-mouth 62 Cleistesiopsis divaricata large spread- Arethusa divaricata 62 Pansarin & F. Barros ing pogonia Pogonia ophioglossoi- Arethusa ophioglossoides rose pogonia 62 des (L.) Ker Gawl. Aristolochia