Conrad Vernon Morton

American botanist (1905-1972).

Conrad Vernon Morton (24 October 1905 – 29 July 1972) was an American botanist, who did notable writings on ferns. He was also a specialist in Gesneriaceae and Solanaceae for the Smithsonian Institution from 1928. In 1938, botanists Standl. & Steyerm., published Mortoniodendron, a genus of flowering plants from Central America, belonging to the family Malvaceae in Conrad Morton's honour. Then in 1939, botanist Robert Everard Woodson published Mortoniella a monotypic genus of flowering plants from Central America, in the family Apocynaceae, also in his honour. Later in 1975, botanist Wiehler pu

Abbreviations: C.V.Morton
Occupations: scientific collector, pteridologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1905-10-24T00:00:00Z – 1972-07-29T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Fresno
Direct attributions: 430 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 528 plants, 0 fungi

430 plants attributed, 98 plants contributed to528 plants:

Banisteriopsis caapi (Caapi) (Spruce ex Griseb.) C.V.Morton 1931
psychoactive plant species in the malpighiaceae family
Banisteriopsis caapi, also known as, caapi, soul vine, yagé (yage), or ayahuasca (the latter of which also refers to the psychedelic decoction made with the vine and a plant source of dimethyltryptamine) is a South American liana of the family Malpighiaceae. It is commonly used as an ingredient of ayahuasca, a decoction with a long history of its entheogenic use and holds status as a "plant teacher" among the Indigenous peoples of the Amazon rainforest. It was used by Indigenous peoples of South America for centuries, but it was first documented by Europeans in the 16th century and formally
Capsicum lanceolatum (Lanceolate-leaved Chilli) (Greenm.) C.V.Morton & Standl. 1940
endangered plant species in the solanaceae family
Capsicum lanceolatum is a species of plant in the genus Capsicum in the nightshade family (Solanaceae). The species has its original range in Guatemala and in the neighboring countries of Mexico and Honduras. Currently, only one natural occurrence of the species is known; all other previously known deposits were destroyed by converting the sites into agricultural land.
Pyrrosia longifolia (Long-leved Felt Fern) (Burm.f.) C.V.Morton 1946
plant species in the polypodiaceae family
Pyrrosia longifolia is a species of fern growing in south east Asia, the Pacific region and Australia.
Gloeospermum boreale C.V.Morton 1940
plant species in the violaceae family
Gloeospermum boreale is a species of plant in the family Violaceae. It is endemic to the Honduras.
Ephedra funerea (Death Valley Mormon Tea) Coville & C.V.Morton 1935
plant species in the ephedraceae family
Ephedra funerea is a species of Ephedra, known by the common name Death Valley jointfir, Death Valley ephedra, or Mormon Tea. It is native to the Mojave Desert of California, Arizona and Nevada. It is named after a population in the Funeral Mountains, in Death Valley National Park. Native Americans and Mormon pioneers drank a tea brewed from this plant called Mormon Tea or Indian Tea.
Bensoniella oregona (Oregon Bensoniella) (Abrams & Bacig.) C.V.Morton 1965
perennial plant species in the saxifragaceae family
Bensoniella is a monotypic genus of plants in the saxifrage family containing the single species Bensoniella oregona (also, B. oregana), which is known by the common name Oregon bensoniella, or simply bensoniella. This plant is endemic to the Klamath Mountains of northern California and southern Oregon. This is a plant of the wet forest understory and meadows above 1000 meters in elevation. It is a perennial herb which grows from a rhizome and bears rounded to heart-shaped lobed leaves with woolly petioles and tall, thin racemes of flowers. Each flower is white with bright yellow-pink
Trifolium thompsonii (Thompson's Clover) C.V.Morton 1933
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Trifolium thompsonii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Thompson's clover.
Besleria comosa C.V.Morton 1939
plant species in the gesneriaceae family
Besleria comosa is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Thelypteris kunthii (South Shield Fern) (Desv.) C.V.Morton 1967
perennial plant species in the thelypteridaceae family
Pelazoneuron kunthii, synonyms Christella normalis and Thelypteris kunthii, sometimes known as Kunth's maiden fern or southern shield fern, is the most common of the maiden ferns in the southeastern United States south of the fall line. It ranges westward to eastern Texas. It usually grows in moist to dry terrestrial situations, but can also be epipetric. It often grows as a greenhouse escape in areas north of its usual range.
Elaphoglossum serpens (Cerro De Punta Jayuya) Maxon & C.V.Morton 1947
plant species in the dryopteridaceae family
Elaphoglossum serpens is a rare species of fern that grows only on Cerro de Punta, the highest mountain in Puerto Rico. The fern grows at one location, where there are 22 known specimens. It was federally listed as an endangered species of the United States in 1993. The fern was described in 1947 from specimens found at Monte Jayuya. This habitat was cleared for construction and the plant was extirpated. It was later located on Cerro de Punta. This fern is an epiphyte which grows on the trunks of the tree species Lyonia rubiginosa var. stahlii. There are only six trees that together host the
Cymopterus gilmanii (Gilman's Springparsley) C.V.Morton 1935
perennial plant species in the apiaceae family
Cymopterus gilmanii is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Gilman's springparsley. This plant is native to the US states of California and Nevada, where it is an uncommon inhabitant of the scrublands on the limestone and gypsum slopes of the Mojave Desert mountains.
Achimenes antirrhina (DC.) C.V.Morton 1936
plant species in the gesneriaceae family
Achimenes antirrhina is a species of flowering plant from the genus Achimenes. It is only found in southern Mexico. It has a patterned red and orange flower and it has a minimum elevation of 1,920 m (6,300 ft). The species was described on September 8, 1990, by Paul M. Peterson and A. Campos-Villanueva.
Viburnum australe (Mexican Arrowwood) C.V.Morton 1933
plant species in the viburnaceae family
Viburnum australe, known by the common name Mexican arrowwood, is a woody plant in the family Adoxaceae (previously Caprifoliaceae). It is found in northeastern Mexico and western Texas.
Thelypteris confluens (Swamp Fern) (Thunb.) C.V.Morton 1967
perennial plant species in the thelypteridaceae family
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Solanum storkii C.V.Morton & Standl. 1938
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum palitans C.V.Morton 1976
annual plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum hoehnei C.V.Morton 1944
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum confusum C.V.Morton 1944
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum annuum C.V.Morton 1976
annual plant species in the solanaceae family
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Solanum accrescens Standl. & C.V.Morton 1938
plant species in the solanaceae family
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Silene seelyi (Seely's Silene) C.V.Morton & J.W.Thomps. 1933
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
Silene seelyi is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common names Seely's catchfly and Seely's silene. It is endemic to Washington state in the United States, where it is limited to the Wenatchee Mountains of Chelan and Kittitas Counties. This perennial herb grows from a taproot and branching caudex. The branching stems are up to 30 centimeters long. The thin leaves are mainly lance-shaped and measure up to 2 centimeters long. They are oppositely arranged on the stem. The inflorescence contains many leaves and a few flowers. The flowers have bell-shaped
Pyrrosia princeps (Mett.) C.V.Morton 1970
plant species in the polypodiaceae family
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Monopyle maxonii C.V.Morton 1938
perennial plant species in the gesneriaceae family
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Monopyle ecuadorensis C.V.Morton 1945
vulnerable plant species in the gesneriaceae family
Monopyle ecuadorensis is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Lozanella enantiophylla (Donn.Sm.) Killip & C.V.Morton 1931
plant species in the cannabaceae family
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Eriogonum panamintense (Panamint Mountain Wild Buckwheat) C.V.Morton 1935
perennial plant species in the polygonaceae family
Eriogonum panamintense is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Panamint Mountain buckwheat. It is native to several of the desert mountain ranges of eastern California and western Nevada, including the Panamint Range. It grows in various types of mountain ridge habitat, such as sagebrush and coniferous woodland.
Drymonia rubra C.V.Morton 1938
plant species in the gesneriaceae family
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Drymonia lanceolata (Hanst.) C.V.Morton 1938
plant species in the gesneriaceae family
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Dioscorea remota C.V.Morton 1937
plant species in the dioscoreaceae family
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Dioscorea bartlettii C.V.Morton 1936
plant species in the dioscoreaceae family
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