Frederick Vernon Coville was an American botanist who participated in the Death Valley Expedition (1890-1891), was honorary curator of the United States National Herbarium (1893-1937), worked at then was Chief botanist of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and was the first director of the United States National Arboretum. He made contribution to economic botany and helped shape American scientific policy of the time on plant and exploration research.
George Vasey was an English-born American botanist who collected a lot in Illinois before integrating the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), where he became Chief Botanist and curator of the greatly expanded National Herbarium.
Dicoria (twinbugs) is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae, native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
Thurovia is a genus of Texan plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
Trichocoryne is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.
Digitacalia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Glossarion is a genus of South American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Heterosperma is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to North and South America.
Neblinaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Ibervillea macdougalii is a species of flowering plant of the Cucurbitaceae or gourd family. Also called the Tumamoc globeberry, it is native to the Sonoran Desert, and is found in Arizona, Baja California Norte, Sonora, and Zacatecas.
Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum is a columnar cactus plant native to Mexico. They can grow up to 15 m (49 ft) high. The trunk of this species is 1.2 to 5.0 m tall and the fruits are large and burr-like. The specific name, pecten-aboriginum, is from the Latin, and means "native combs". It was inspired by the use of the fruits as hair combs.
Prionosciadium linearifolium is a plant known from the Mexican states of Puebla and Zacatecas. It is a biennial herb with compound leaves with long linear leaflets.
Tuberculocarpus is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae.
Vicki Ann Funk was an American botanist and curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, known for her work on members of the composite family (Asteraceae) including collecting plants in many parts of the world, as well as her synthetic work on phylogenetics and biogeography.
Caroline Priscilla Bingham was an American botanist who was one of the earliest American women to publish scientific papers on botany. She was an influential collector of botanical specimens discovering a new genus and several new species. As a result of her discoveries Bingham had a genus and several algae species named in her honor.
Xiphochaeta is a genus of South American plants in the tribe Vernonieae within the family Asteraceae.
Deinandra greeneana is a rare North American species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.
Deinandra palmeri is a rare North American species of plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.
Hymenopappus radiatus, the ray hymenopappus, is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family.
Aquilegia skinneri, commonly known as the Mexican columbine or Skinner's columbine, is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family.
