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Index of Botanical Publications


TitleExplorations and Surveys for a Railroad Route from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
AbbreviationPacific Railr. Rep. 4, Pt. 5, No. 4 (Whipple)
AuthorsJohn Torrey
Publication Dates1857
URLhttp://cprr.org/Museum/Pacific_RR_Surveys/index.html
TL214.766
RemarksContents of the Report on botany...: no. 1. General description of the botanical character of the country. J. M. Bigelow.--no. 2. Description of forest trees. J. M. Bigelow.--no. 3. Description of th cactaceae. George Engelmann.--no. 4. Descriptions of the general botanical collections. John Torrey (pages [59]-182; Asteraceae by A. Gray).--no. 5. Description of the mosses and liverworts. W. S. Sullivant. see J. Arnold Arb. 24: 242. 1943.

The Harvard University Herbaria hold 144 type specimens of taxa described in this publication

Lepidium flavum Torrey [Type] 1857, 67
Lepidium flavum Torrey [Syntype] 1857, 67
Stellaria littoralis Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 69
Canotia holacantha Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 68
Euonymus occidentalis Nuttall ex Torrey [Type] 1857, 74
Euonymus occidentalis Nuttall ex Torrey [Type] 1857, 74
Obione lentiformis var. rhombifolia Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 129
Teloxys cornuta Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 129
Teloxys cornuta Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 129
Juniperus pachyphlaea Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 142
Juniperus tetragona var. osteosperma Torrey [Type] 1857, 141
Isolepis leptocaulis Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 153
Euphorbia melanadenia Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 135
Lathyrus venosus var. grandiflorus Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 77
Psoralea micrantha A. Gray ex Torrey [Holotype] 1857, 77
Hosackia incana Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 79
Hosackia incana Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 79
Hosackia stolonifera var. pubescens Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 79
Astragalus fremontii A. Gray ex Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 80
Vicia exigua var. californica Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 76
Trifolium barbigerum Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 79
Quercus echinacea Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 137
Quercus tinctoria var. californica Torrey [Syntype] 1857, 138
Quercus tinctoria var. californica Torrey [Isolectotype] 1857, 138
Garrya wrightii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 136
Garrya wrightii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 136
Garrya wrightii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 136
Garrya wrightii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 136
Garrya lindheimeri Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 136
Garrya lindheimeri Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 136
Garrya lindheimeri Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 136
Garrya fremontii Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 136
Garrya fremontii Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 136
Frasera paniculata Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 126
Dasylirion bigelovii Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 151
Stropholirion californicum Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 149
Stropholirion californicum Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 149
Allium tribracteatum Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 148
Allium amplectans Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 148
Sanicula tuberosa Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 91
Sanicula tuberosa Torrey [Type] 1857, 91
Deweya acaulis Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 94
Osmorhiza nuda Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 93
Chaerophyllum californicum Torrey [Holotype] 1857, 93
Aristolochia californica Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 128
Actinella leptoclada A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 107
Layia pentachaeta A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 108
Aster bigelovii A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 97
Cirsium californicum A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 112
Helianthella californica A. Gray [Type] 1857, 103
Baccharis sergiloides A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 101
Calais tenella A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 114
Calais bigelovii A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 113
Calais cyclocarpha A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 113
Calais parryi A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 112
Calais platycarpha A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 113
Senecio bigelovii A. Gray [Type] 1857, 111
Senecio eurycephalus var. major A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 111
Burrielia lanosa A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 107
Burrielia chrysostoma var. macrantha A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 106
Hofmeisteria pluriseta A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 96
Artemisia bigelovii A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 110
Perityle nuda Torrey ex A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 100
Perityle nuda Torrey ex A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 100
Stylocline gnaphaloides var. bigelovii A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 101
Pugiopappus bigelovii A. Gray [Type] 1857, 104
Chaenactis glabriuscula var. megacephala A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 104
Chaenactis glabriuscula var. megacephala A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 104
Bahia wallacei A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 105
Syntrichopappus fremontii A. Gray [Holotype] 1856, 106
Helenium bigelovii A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 107
Aphantochaeta exilis A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 99
Gnaphalium strictum A. Gray [Type] 1857, 110
Gnaphalium strictum A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 110
Gnaphalium strictum A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 110
Fraxinus pistaciifolia Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 128
Oenothera brevipes A. Gray [Type] 1857, 87
Gaura heterandra Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 87
Boschniakia strobilacea A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 118
Plantago bigelovii A. Gray [Type] 1857, 117
Muhlenbergia gracillima Torrey [Syntype] 1857, 155
Chloris alba var. aristulata Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 155
Chloris alba var. aristulata Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 155
Tricuspis mutica Torrey [Type] 1857, 156
Tricuspis mutica Torrey [Type] 1857, 156
Vilfa tricholepis Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 155
Vilfa tricholepis Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 155
Claytonia caroliniana var. sessilifolia Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 70
Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Torrey [Lectotype] 1857, 61
Thalictrum fendleri var. polycarpum Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 61
Clematis bigelovii Torrey [Type] 1857, 61
Ceanothus divaricatus var. eglandulosus Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 75
Ceanothus divaricatus var. eglandulosus Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 75
Ceanothus divaricatus var. eglandulosus Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 75
Ceanothus divaricatus var. eglandulosus Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 75
Ceanothus rigidus var. grandifolius Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 75
Spiraea millefolium Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 83
Orthocarpus attenuata A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 121
Orthocarpus faucibarbatus A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 121
Mohavea viscida A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 122
Eunanus bigelovii A. Gray [Lectotype] 1857, 121
Eunanus bigelovii A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 121
Mimulus inconspicuus A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 120
Penstemon spectabilis Thurber ex A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 119
Penstemon spectabilis Thurber ex A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 119
Penstemon spectabilis Thurber ex A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 119
Penstemon spectabilis Thurber ex A. Gray [Syntype] 1857, 119
Penstemon microphyllus A. Gray [Type] 1857, 119
Nicotiana plumbaginifolia var. bigelovii Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 127
Odontostomum hartwegii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 150
Scoliopus bigelovii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 145
Scoliopus bigelovii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 145
Scoliopus bigelovii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 145
Hesperocnide tenella Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 139
Viola sheltonii Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 67
Whipplea modesta Torrey [Lectotype] 1857, 90
Whipplea modesta Torrey [Lectotype] 1857, 90
Whipplea modesta Torrey [Syntype] 1857, 90
Whipplea modesta Torrey [Syntype] 1857, 90
Sisyrinchium lineatum Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 143
Iris macrosiphon Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 144
Iris douglasiana var. major Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 144
Hedeoma serpylloides Torrey [Type] 1857, 123
Monardella candicans var. venosa Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 123
Monardella candicans var. venosa Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 123
Trillium sessile var. angustipetalum Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 151
Prosartes hookeri Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 144
Prosartes trachyandra Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 4: 144
Anticlea fremontii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 144
Anticlea fremontii Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 144
Clintonia andrewsiana Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 150
Clintonia andrewsiana Torrey [Type] 1857, 150
Lilium canadense var. puberulum Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 146
Lilium canadense var. puberulum Torrey [Isosyntype] 1857, 146
Hesperoscordum maritimum Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 148
Fritillaria parviflora Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 146
Horkelia fusca var. tenuiloba Torrey [Isolectotype] 1857, 84
Horkelia fusca var. tenuiloba Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 84
Horkelia tridentata Torrey [Isolectotype] 1857, 84
Linosyris bigelovii A. Gray [Holotype] 1857, 98
Philadelphus lewisii var. parvifolius Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 90
Callitriche marginata Torrey [Isolectotype] 1857, 135
Parkinsonia microphylla Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 82
Parkinsonia microphylla Torrey [Isotype] 1857, 82

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