George Engelmann

George Engelmann (also known as Georg Engelmann) was a German-American botanist. He was born on 2 February 1809 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and died on 4 February 1884 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He was instrumental in describing the flora of the west of North America, then very poorly-known; he was particularly active in the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico.

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German - American - Botanist - 2 February - 1809 - Frankfurt am Main - 4 February - 1884 - St. Louis - Missouri - Flora - North America - Rocky Mountains - Mexico

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His legacy helped found the Missouri Botanical Garden.

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He is comemmorated in the names of several plants, including Engelmann Spruce Picea engelmannii and Apache Pine Pinus engelmannii.

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Plant - Engelmann Spruce - Apache Pine

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The standard botanical author abbreviation Engelm. is applied to plants described by this botanist, who should also appear on this list.

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Botanical author abbreviation - Plants - Botanist - This list

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