Algernon Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale

British noble, diplomat, collector, and writer (1837-1916).

Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (24 February 1837 – 17 August 1916), was a British diplomat, collector and writer, whose most notable work is Tales of Old Japan (1871). Nicknamed "Bertie", he was the paternal grandfather of the Mitford sisters.

Abbreviations: Mitford
Occupations: writer, politician, translator, diplomat, collector of fairy tales, children's writer, botanist
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages: English
Dates: 1837-02-24T00:00:00Z – 1916-08-17T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Mayfair
Direct attributions: 1 plant, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 12 plants, 0 fungi

1 plant attributed, 11 plants contributed to12 plants:

Arundinaria laydeckeri Hook.f. ex Mitford 1894
plant species in the poaceae family
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Semiarundinaria fastuosa (Narihira Bamboo) (Lat.-Marl. ex Mitford) Makino 1918
plant species in the poaceae family
Semiarundinaria fastuosa, the Narihira bamboo, Narihira cane or Narihiradake, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family Poaceae, native to Japan. Growing to 7 m (23 ft) tall by 2 m (7 ft) broad, it is a vigorous, evergreen bamboo with dark green cylindrical canes and dense tufts of lanceolate, glossy green leaves, up to 20 cm (8 in) long. In cultivation it is useful as an architectural plant or screen. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The specific epithet fastuosa is Latin for "proud".
Fargesia nitida (Hardy Blue Bamboo) (Mitford ex Bean) Keng f. ex T.P.Yi 1985
medicinal plant species in the poaceae family
Fargesia nitida, commonly named blue fountain bamboo, is a clumping bamboo native to Sichuan, China. it is medium to small and very cold-hardy, but not tolerant of very high summer temperatures. The species bloomed in the years 2002–2005, so is not expected to bloom again for another 120 years. This bloom is causing problems for the endangered giant panda, which consumes bamboo exclusively.
Chimonobambusa marmorea (Marbled Bamboo) (Mitford) Makino 1914
plant species in the poaceae family
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Yushania anceps (Indian Fountain Bamboo) (Mitford) W.C.Lin 1974
plant species in the poaceae family
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Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis (Black Bamboo) (Mitford) Rendle 1904
edible and medicinal plant variety in the poaceae family
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Pseudosasa humilis (Mitford) T.Q.Nguyen 1991
plant species in the poaceae family
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Pleioblastus distichus (Dwarf Fernleaf Bamboo) (Mitford) Nakai 1932
plant species in the poaceae family
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Pleioblastus nagashima (Mitford) Nakai 1933
plant species in the poaceae family
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Pleioblastus auricomus (Mitford) D.C.McClint. 1991
plant species in the poaceae family
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Arundinaria nitida Mitford ex Bean 1895
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Arundinaria disticha (Mitford) Bean 1951
plant species in the poaceae family
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