langs: 12 августа [ru] / august 12 [en] / 12. august [de] / 12 août [fr] / 12 agosto [it] / 12 de agosto [es]
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Cuscuta californica is a species of dodder known by the common names chaparral dodder and California dodder . This is an annual parasitic plant that may resemble fine strands of spaghetti or twine strewn across other species in its habitat. A mature plant of this species may fulfill all of its food
#2 Australasian Virtual Herbarium
The Australasian Virtual Herbarium ( AVH ) is an online resource [1] that allows access to plant specimen data held by various Australian and New Zealand herbaria . [1] [2] It is part of the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA), [3] and was formed by the amalgamation of Australia's Virtual Herbarium and
Over 7,500 cultivars of the culinary or eating apple ( Malus domestica ) are known. [1] Some are extremely important economically as commercial products, though the vast majority are not suitable for mass production. In the following list, use for "eating" means that the fruit is consumed raw, rathe
#1 John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute , KG , PC , FSA Scot ( / b j uː t / ; 25 May 1713 – 10 March 1792), styled Lord Mount Stuart between 1713 and 1723, was a British nobleman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1762 to 1763 under George III . He was arguably the last important royal favouri
#2 D. A. Webb
David Allardice Webb (12 August 1912 – 26 September 1994) was an Irish botanist and chair of botany at Trinity College, Dublin from 1949 to 1966. He was son of George and Dr Ella Webb . In Ireland he had studied under Henry Horatio Dixon and also studied in the United Kingdom. In addition to botany
David Gamman Frodin (8 April 1940, Chicago – 12 August 2019, London, UK) was an American botanist, known as a leading expert on the flora of Papua New Guinea . [1] American botanist (1940–2019)
#4 Paul Hermann Wilhelm Taubert
Paul Hermann Wilhelm Taubert (12 August 1862 – 1 January 1897) was a German botanist . "Taub." redirects here. For the surname, see Taub . Taubert was born in Berlin , where he studied botany as a pupil of Ignatz Urban . While a student, he collected plants in Cyrenaica (1887). From 1889 to 1895 he
Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (18 November 1832, Helsinki , Finland – 12 August 1901, Dalbyö in Södermanland , Sweden) was a Finland-Swedish aristocrat, geologist , mineralogist and Arctic explorer . He was a member of the Fenno-Swedish Nordenskiöld family of scientists and held the title of a frih
Reginald Ruggles Gates (May 1, 1882 – August 12, 1962), was a Canadian-born geneticist who published widely in the fields of botany and eugenics . Canadian eugenicist (1882-1962) Reginald Ruggles Gates Reginald Ruggles Gates in 1921 Born ( 1882-05-01 ) May 1, 1882 near Middleton, Nova Scotia , Canad
Robert David FitzGerald (or possibly Robert Desmond FitzGerald [1] ) (30 November 1830 – 12 August 1892) was an Irish - Australian surveyor , ornithologist , [2] botanist and poet . This article is about the early Australian botanist. For his poet grandson, see R. D. Fitzgerald . Robert D. FitzGeral
Stanisław Leon Kulczyński (9 May 1895 – 12 July 1975) was a Polish botanist and politician. [1] Stanisław Kulczyński Polish politician Son of Władysław Kulczyński the zoologist. Professor of Lwów University (in the Second Polish Republic , its rector from 1936). He resigned his position at the unive
Genoveva Dawson (January 23, 1918 – August 21, 2012) was an Argentine botanist, curator, teacher, and explorer. Argentinian botanist (1918–2012) Genoveva Dawson with granddaughter, Clara Anahí Mariani (1976)
#10 Sven Berggren
Sven Berggren (12 August 1837 – 28 June 1917) [1] was a Swedish botanist , explorer and university professor . He was a professor at Lund University 1883–1902, later at Uppsala University . He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1880. Sven Berggren. He collected plants o
#11 Scott Alan Mori
Scott Alan Mori (October 13, 1941, Janesville, Wisconsin – August 12, 2020) was a swiss and american botanist and plant collector . He specialized in the systematics and ecology of neotropical Lecythidaceae [1] and Amazonian and Guianian floristics. [2] American botanist and plant collector Scott Al
#12 Adolf Ernst
Adolf Ernst (October 6, 1832 – August 12, 1899) was a Prussian-born scientist. Ernst settled in Venezuela in 1861, where he taught at the Central University of Venezuela . He became the most important scientist in the country during the second half of the 19th century and was a key figure in the cre
Cornelis Andries Backer (1874–1963) was a Dutch botanist and pteridologist . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] He was born on 18 September 1874 in Oudenbosch and died on 22 February 1963 at Heemstede , The Netherlands . He stayed thirty years in the Dutch East Indies and did research on plant taxonomy on the isla
#14 Hugo Miehe
Hugo Robert Heinrich August Miehe (12 August 1875, Braunschweig – 9 March 1932, Berlin ) was a German botanist . German botanist He studied botany at the universities of Göttingen , Munich and Bonn , and in 1903 qualified as a lecturer of botany at the University of Leipzig . From 1908 to 1916 he wa
Georg Carl Wilhelm Vatke (12 August 1849, in Berlin – 6 April 1889, in Berlin) was a German botanist who collected spermatophytes during 1868–1876 in Austria , Germany , Madagascar and Angola . He was an assistant at the botanical gardens in Berlin during 1876–1879, and later became a private schola
Johann Otto Boeckeler (12 August 1803 – 5 March 1899) was a German apothecary- botanist of Oldenburg . He specialized in the plant family Cyperaceae ( sedges ), [1] of which, he was the binomial authority of many species. [2] German apothecary-botanist (1803–1899) He is commemorated with the genus
#17 Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Carl Friedrich Philipp (Karl Friedrich Philipp) von Martius (17 April 1794 – 13 December 1868) was a German botanist and explorer. German botanist (1794–1868) This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( August 2021 ) Carl Friedrich
Brian Peter John Molloy ONZM (12 August 1930 – 31 July 2022) was a New Zealand plant ecologist, conservationist, and rugby union player. New Zealand rugby player and ecologist (1930–2022) Brian Molloy ONZM Molloy in 2017 Born Brian Peter John Molloy ( 1930-08-12 ) 12 August 1930 Wellington , New Zea
Alison Marjorie Ashby MBE (7 February 1901 – 12 August 1987) was an Australian botanical artist and plant collector . Australian artist (1901–1987) Alison Ashby MBE Born Alison Marjorie Ashby ( 1901-02-07 ) 7 February 1901 North Adelaide , Adelaide , South Australia Died 12 August 1987 (1987-08-12)
Sir William Jackson Hooker KH FRS FRSE FLS DCL (6 July 1785 – 12 August 1865) was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew when in 1841 it was recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botanic garden . At Kew he founded the Herbarium and enlarge
Natura Artis Magistra ( Latin for "Nature is the teacher of the arts"), commonly known just as Artis ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑrtɪs] ), is a zoo and botanical garden in the centre of Amsterdam . It is the oldest zoo in the Netherlands and fifth oldest zoo in the world. [11] Zoo in Amsterdam, the Net
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park , originally named the San Diego Wild Animal Park until 2010, is an 1,800 acre (730 ha) zoo in the San Pasqual Valley area of San Diego , California , near Escondido . It is one of the largest tourist attractions in San Diego County . The park houses a large array of wi
#3 Givskud Zoo
Givskud Zoo is a zoo and safari park in Givskud , 20 kilometres (12 mi) north west of Vejle in Denmark . The park opened in 1969 under the name of "Løveparken" (the lion park) with lions as the only animals. In 1970 Asian elephants arrived and today the park has more than 700 animals representing
Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park is a safari park located in Qinhuangdao in northeast China. It was opened in 1995 and is the country's second largest wildlife park. The park covers an area of some 5,000 acres and is home to roughly 7,000 animals of more than 150 species, including tigers , white tigers ,
#5 Adelaide Zoo
Adelaide Zoo is Australia's second oldest zoo (after Melbourne Zoo ), and it is operated on a non-profit basis. [3] It is located in the parklands just north of the city centre of Adelaide , South Australia . It is administered by the Royal Zoological Society of South Australia Incorporated (trading