Elliot Calvin Howe

Botanist (1828-1899).

Elliot Calvin Howe (February 14, 1828 – March 2, 1899) was an American botanist and a member of the Torrey Botanical Club. Most notably, he discovered several species of fungi throughout his life, including Tricholoma Peckii, Hygrophorus Peckianus, Puccinia curtipes, P. Peckianus, Microsphaera menispermi, M. platani and M. symphoricarpi, and two were named after him to commemorate his contributions to the field, Stropharia Howeanum Pk. and Hypoxylon Howeanum Pk.

Abbreviations: Howe
Occupations: mycologist
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1828-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Jamaica
Direct attributions: 3 plants, 3 fungi
Authorship mentions: 3 plants, 14 fungi

3 fungi attributed, 11 fungi contributed to14 fungi:

Podosphaera minor Howe 1874
fungi species in the erysiphaceae family
Podosphaera minor is a species of powdery mildew in the family Erysiphaceae. It is found in the Americas and Eurasia, where it affects plants in the genus Spiraea.
Puccinia curtipes Howe 1874
fungi species in the pucciniaceae family
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Diatrype prominens Howe 1874
fungi species in the diatrypaceae family
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Erysiphe platani (Sycamore Powdery Mildew) (Howe) U. Braun & S. Takam. 2000
fungi species in the erysiphaceae family
Erysiphe platani, also known as sycamore powdery mildew, is a fungus native to North America that now infects sycamore tree species worldwide. Infections may spread rapidly in urban settings with large groups of young trees or in plant nurseries. This mildew thrives when there are high humidity conditions during the growing season. Symptomatic trees show leaf discoloration and puckering as the mildew spreads across buds and leaf surfaces. The most visible effects, which include "leaf curling, stunting, and distortion," appear on vulnerable newly emerged leaves. This infection only appears on
Amanita onusta (Gunpowder Amanita) (Howe) Sacc. 1891
fungi species in the amanitaceae family
Amanita onusta, commonly known as the loaded Lepidella, the gunpowder Lepidella or the gunpowder amanita, is a species of fungus in the mushroom family Amanitaceae. It is characterized by its small to medium-sized fruit bodies that have white to pale gray caps crowded with roughly conical, pyramidal, or irregular gray warts. The stipe is whitish-gray with woolly or wart-like veil remnants, and at the base is a spindle- or turnip-shaped base that is rooted somewhat deeply in the soil. The species is distributed in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia to Mexico, and may be found growing on
Arthuriomyces peckianus (Howe) Cummins & Y. Hirats. 1983
fungi species in the phragmidiaceae family
Arthuriomyces peckianus is a fungal plant pathogen, which causes orange rust on members of the genus Rubus, and various species of berries. It is found in North America and Eurasia.
Leptosphaeria platanicola (Howe) Sacc. 1883
fungi species in the leptosphaeriaceae family
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Erysiphe symphoricarpi (Snowberry Powdery Mildew) (Howe) U. Braun & S. Takam. 2000
fungi species in the erysiphaceae family
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Jobellisia peckii (Howe) Unter. & Réblová 2013
fungi species in the jobellisiaceae family
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Gymnoconia peckiana (Blackberry Orange Rust) (Howe) Trotter 1910
fungi species in the phragmidiaceae family
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Erysiphe menispermi (Howe) U. Braun & S. Takam. 2000
fungi species in the erysiphaceae family
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Cryptovalsa prominens (Howe) Berl. 1902
fungi species in the diatrypaceae family
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Hodophilus peckianus (Howe) Adamčík, Birkebak & Looney 2016
fungi species in the clavariaceae family
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Erysiphe menispermi var. menispermi (Howe) U. Braun & S. Takam. 2000
fungi variety in the erysiphaceae family
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