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Species Rhododendron
... , elepidote rhododendron that is found from Northern California to British Columbia. Discovered in 1792 by Archibald Menzies, it has pink to rose colored flowers. It is seldom found in cultivation. It is ...
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Rhododendron History
... in the North America from Northern California to British Columbia was discovered in 1792 by Archibald Menzies R. carolinianum (the Carolina form of R. minus) was first collected by A. Michaux in ... , elepidote rhododendron that is found from Northern California to British Columbia. Discovered in 1792 by Archibald Menzies, it has pink to rose colored flowers. It is seldom found in cultivation. It is ...
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... George's Sound - Bald Head - Breaksea and Michaelmas Islands - Princess Royal and Oyster Harbours. Archibald Menzies had been appointed to the expedition under the sponsorship of Sir Joseph Banks with ... named in Menzies honour. Below, are the first three terrestrial orchids to be named in Western Australia. These were all in flower around Frenchmans Bay at the time that Archibald Menzies collected ...
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Trees of Reed: Monkey Puzzle Tree
... of the mountains of Chile and was first introduced to the Northern Hemisphere by Dr. Archibald Menzies at the end of the 18th century. Males and females are separate trees. It is ...
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Floridata: Pseudotsuga menziesii
... eats the needles. Douglas-fir was first discovered in 1791 by the physician and botanist, Archibald Menzies, who is honored in the botanical name. It was introduced to England in 1827 by ...
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California native plants use less water and give more flowers for your garden.
... . History of Discovery and Cultivation of California Native Plants In 1790, a doctor, Archibald Menzies, with the Vancouver Expedition, discovered coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), California Bay (Umbellularia californica), ... Oregon Grape, and of course Douglas fir (even though the scientific name went to Menzies, Douglas got the common name because he spread the seeds). The first Sierra ...
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Lewis and Clark with Wallace W Hansen Native Plants of the Northwest
... , 1806 Oregon's state tree, the Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), was first officially documented by Archibald Menzies of Scotland is credited with its discovery in 1791on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. David Douglas ...
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Canadian Native Orchids - Goodyera oblongifolia
... - Goodyera oblongifolia Goodyera oblongifolia Raf. [Epipactis decipiens, G. menziesii] Menzies Rattlesnake Plantain, Green Leaved Rattlesnake Plantain, Giant Rattlesnake Plantain Location Nova Scotia, New Brunswick ... one side. Flowers are greenish-white, with hairy sepals on the outside. Comments Archibald Menzies, surgeon-naturalist on Captain James CookÕs ship, 'Discovery' which explored the west ...
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PlantExplorers.com™
... houses for the more exotic specimens brought back from the rapidly expanding Empire and beyond. Archibald Menzies journeyed with Captain George Vancouver on his survey of the North American west coast, and ...
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RBGE: The Impact of the Plant-hunters
... ). South Africa – Protea cynaroides "King Protea". He added 400 new species to the Kew collection. Archibald Menzies (1754–1842 - Aberfeldy). Europe, North & South America, Chile and Canada - Pinus jeffreyi. He sailed on ...
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