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Index of Botanists

NameFarlow, William Gilson
Date of birth1844
Date of death1919
Remarks [author note: Herbarium and types: FH, duplicates widely distributed] [collector note: FH (orig.). Algae Bermudienses: FH, W. Reliquae Farlowianae: BM, BPI, CUP, FH, IA, IAC, K, NY, OTB, W. North America (incl. Bermuda): B, BM, BPI, BUF, C, DUKE, FH, HBG (fungi), G, GOET, IA, K, KIEL, L, MASS, MICH, PC, S (diatoms), TRTC, W Rhodora 22: 1 Jan 1920 - portrait]
ASA Botanist ID102134 botanist
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/49570925-a8ca-43f9-b0ea-8f4b32be2fce
Variant nameWilliam Gilson Farlow
Author nameFarlow
B & P Author Abbrev.Farl.
Standard/Label NameW. G. Farlow
Full NameFarlow, William Gilson
Geography AuthorUnited States of America
Geography CollectorUnited States of America
Specialty AuthorAlgae
Specialty AuthorCryptogamic, unspecified
Specialty AuthorFungi and Lichens
Specialty CollectorAlgae
Specialty CollectorBryophytes
Specialty CollectorFungi
Specialty CollectorLichens
Citation as Author Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Citation as Author Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht
Citation as CollectorIndex Herbariorum - Collectors E-H
Member of teams/groups
Author in Icon. Farl.
Author in Algae Exsicc. Amer. Bor.
Author in Mar. Alg. New England
HoldingsSearch for specimens collected by W. G. Farlow
Collections in[no date] (557),  1849 (1),  1853 (1),  1867 (1),  1870 (7),  1871 (3),  1874 (17),  1875 (13),  1876 (95),  1877 (92),  1878 (40),  1879 (17),  1880 (22),  1881 (90),  1882 (45),  1883 (16),  1884 (19),  1885 (148),  1886 (17),  1887 (13),  1888 (16),  1889 (17),  1890 (52),  1891 (70),  1892 (25),  1893 (58),  1894 (142),  1895 (21),  1896 (125),  1897 (44),  1898 (42),  1899 (14),  1900 (12),  1901 (40),  1902 (44),  1903 (73),  1904 (97),  1905 (39),  1906 (109),  1907 (50),  1908 (89),  1909 (47),  1910 (82),  1911 (109),  1912 (27),  1913 (40),  1914 (4),  1915 (75),  1916 (41),  1917 (59),  1918 (69)
Collector Teams:W. G. Farlow, C. L. Anderson & D. C. Eaton  M. C. Cooke & W. G. Farlow  W. G. Farlow & E. L. Rand 
Author Teams:Cooke & Farlow  Farlow & Burt 

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