Dominique Villars

French botanist and lichenologist (1745-1814).

Dominique Villars or Villar (born 14 November 1745 in Le Villard, part of the commune of Le Noyer, Hautes-Alpes, and died on 26 June 1814 in Strasbourg) was an 18th-century French botanist. His main work is Histoire des plantes du Dauphiné published between 1786 and 1789, in which about 2,700 species (particularly alpine plants) are described, after over twenty years of observation in the Dauphiné region of southeastern France. His herbarium and botanical manuscripts are preserved at the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Grenoble.

Abbreviations: Vill.
Occupations: university teacher, physician, lichenologist, botanist
Citizenships: France
Languages: Latin, French
Dates: 1745-11-14T00:00:00Z – 1814-06-20T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Le Noyer
Direct attributions: 104 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 152 plants, 6 fungi

104 plants attributed, 48 plants contributed to152 plants:

Stellaria media (Common Chickweed) (L.) Vill. 1789
annual, medicinal, and vegetable plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
Stellaria media, chickweed, is an annual flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is native to Eurasia and naturalized throughout the world, where it is a weed of waste ground, farmland and gardens. It is sometimes grown as a salad crop or for poultry consumption.
Salix daphnoides (European Violet Willow) Vill. 1779
plant species in the salicaceae family
Salix daphnoides, the European violet willow, is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. It can grow as a large shrub or small tree, normally reaching a height of 6–8 m (20–26 ft), but can grow up to 12 m (39 ft) tall.
Potentilla inclinata (Grey Cinquefoil) Vill. 1788
perennial plant species in the rosaceae family
Potentilla inclinata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Rosaceae. Its native range is Europe to Russian Far East and Iran.
Dianthus gratianopolitanus (Cheddar Pink) Vill. 1789
plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
Dianthus gratianopolitanus, commonly known as the Cheddar pink or clove pink, is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is a herbaceous perennial, hardy to zones 4–8. It grows to a height of 0.5 to 1 feet, blooming from May to June. Flowers are fragrant and rose pink. Grows best in full sun and has medium water requirements. Overwatering or poor drainage leads to crown rot, and plants do not tolerate wet winter soil conditions. The specific epithet gratianopolitanus refers to the ancient Roman name Gratianopolis of the modern French city of Grenoble. The common name Cheddar pink
Sedum alpestre (Alpine Stonecrop) Vill. 1779
plant species in the crassulaceae family
Sedum alpestre is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae. Its native occurrence ranges from Europe (Portugal to the Balkan Peninsula) to North Turkey.
Geranium purpureum (Little-robin) Vill. 1786
annual plant species in the geraniaceae family
Geranium purpureum, the little-robin, is a species of flowering plant in the geranium family Geraniaceae. It is native to Europe, Africa, and western Asia, and introduced on all continents except Antarctica. It is similar in appearance to Geranium robertianum, a close relative.
Festuca glauca (Blue Fescue) Vill. 1787
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Festuca glauca, commonly known as blue fescue, is a species of flowering plant in the grass family, Poaceae. It is a commonly cultivated evergreen or semi-evergreen herbaceous perennial.
Campanula scheuchzeri (Scheuchzer's Bellflower) Vill. 1779
perennial plant species in the campanulaceae family
Campanula scheuchzeri is a species of bellflower in the family Campanulaceae. The Latin name of the species honors the Swiss botanist Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (1672–1733).
Epilobium dodonaei (Chamaenerion Dodonaei) Vill. 1779
perennial plant species in the onagraceae family
Chamaenerion dodonaei is a perennial herbaceous flowering plant in the willowherb family, Onagraceae.
Epilobium alsinifolium (Chickweed Willowherb) Vill. 1779
perennial plant species in the onagraceae family
Epilobium alsinifolium is a species of willowherb known by the common name chickweed willowherb. This small flowering plant can be found in European arctic regions and further south in mountainous regions with an Arctic climate, as well as in Greenland. It is a perennial found in low clumps approximately 10 to 25 centimeters (4 to 10 in) in height. It has wide, rounded basal leaves and narrower leaves further up the stem. It bears purple or pinkish trumpet-shaped flowers, 7 to 12 millimeters in diameter, and the fruit is a capsule two or three centimeters long.
Carex sempervirens (Evergreen Sedge) Vill. 1787
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex sempervirens, called the evergreen sedge, is a species of tussock-forming flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to the mountains of Europe. It is common in nutrient-limited grasslands above and below the treeline.
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius (Adder-tongue Spearwort) Vill. 1789
annual plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Ranunculus ophioglossifolius, known as adder's-tongue spearwort, is a herbaceous plant in the family Ranunculaceae ("buttercup family"), with small, bright yellow, buttercup-like flowers.
Poa chaixii (Broad-leaved Meadow-grass) Vill. 1786
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Poa chaixii, known as broad-leaved meadow-grass or broadleaf bluegrass, is a species of perennial grass native to Europe and temperate Asia. Its culms are erect or ascending, ranging from 60–120 centimetres (24–47 in) long, with leaf-blades flat or conduplicate, from 15–45 centimetres (5.9–17.7 in) long by 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in) wide.
Allium narcissiflorum Vill. 1779
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium narcissiflorum is a European species of wild onion native to northwestern Italy (Piemonte and Liguria), southwest France (Provence and Dauphiné). It is grown in other regions as an ornamental because of its pretty flowers. Allium narcissiflorum is a small and delicate plant very similar to A. insubricum but found at higher elevation in the mountains. In A. insubricum, the umbel is nodding (hanging downward) at flowering time and remaining nodding when the seeds are mature. In A. narcissiflorum, however, the umbel is nodding at flowering time but erect at maturity. Allium narcissiflorum
Carex hordeistichos Vill. 1779
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex hordeistichos, called barley sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to northwest Africa, southern, central and eastern Europe, and western Asia as far as Iran and Kazakhstan. Its chromosome number is 2n=58, with numerous variants reported.
Verbascum chaixii (Nettle-leaved Mullein) Vill. 1779
perennial plant species in the scrophulariaceae family
Verbascum chaixii, the nettle-leaved mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Verbascum, native to Spain, France, Italy (including Sicily), the former Yugoslavia, and Greece. It is considered a good plant to attract pollinators. With Verbascum bombyciferum it is a parent of the 'Pink Domino' cultivar, which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Scabiosa lucida (Shining Scabious) Vill. 1779
perennial plant species in the caprifoliaceae family
Scabiosa lucida, commonly known as shining scabious, is a species of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae).
Salix caesia (Blue Willow) Vill. 1789
plant species in the salicaceae family
Salix caesia is a small shrub in the genus Salix, the willows. It is widespread, mainly in Asia.
Galium anisophyllon (Alpine Bedstraw) Vill. 1779
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Galium anisophyllon, common name bedstraw or gaillet, is a flowering perennial plant in the family Rubiaceae.
Verbascum pulverulentum (Hoary Mullein) Vill. 1779
plant species in the scrophulariaceae family
Verbascum pulverulentum, the hoary mullein, is a species of flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is native to western, central and southern Europe north to England (where its main range is in East Anglia) and southern Wales. It has been introduced to Austria, Madeira, and Washington state in the USA. It is a specialist on coastal shingle, and so is preadapted to human-influenced habitats such as old quarries and gravel pits, road verges, railway embankments, and similar disturbed stony ground. It is a stout biennial or monocarpic perennial herb growing up to 1.5 m tall,
Salix helvetica (Swiss Willow) Vill. 1789
plant species in the salicaceae family
Salix helvetica, the Swiss willow, is a scrubby willow species found in the Alps (from 1,700 to 2,700 m) and the Tatras portion of the western Carpathians (from 1,600 to 2,000 m). It is a naturally dwarf, erect shrub, growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, with silvery undersides on the leaves, and silvery catkins appearing with the leaves. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Prunus brigantina (Briançon Apricot) Vill. 1786
plant species in the rosaceae family
Prunus brigantina, called Briançon apricot (French: Abricotier de Briançon), Briançon plum (French: Prunier de Briançon), marmot plum (French: Marmottier), and Alpine apricot, is a wild tree species native to France and Italy. Its fruit is edible and similar to the commercial apricot P. armeniaca, but it is smooth unlike apricots. An edible oil produced from the seed, 'huile des marmottes', is used in France. It is disputed whether P. brigantina is an apricot or a plum. It is grouped with plum species according to chloroplast DNA sequences, but more closely related to apricot species
Saxifraga exarata (Musky Saxifrage) Vill. 1779
plant species in the saxifragaceae family
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Phyteuma betonicifolium (Betony-leaved Rampion) Vill. 1787
perennial plant species in the campanulaceae family
Phyteuma betonicifolium, common name betony-leaved rampion, is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae.
Lamium hybridum (Cut-leaved Dead-nettle) Vill. 1786
annual plant species in the lamiaceae family
Lamium hybridum, the cut-leaved dead-nettle, is a species of Lamium native to western and northern Europe and northwestern Africa. The specific name means 'hybrid'; however, Dominique Villars, in describing the species, did not give his reasons for selecting this name. The English name refers to the deeply cut leaves, unlike the shallower lobes of other related species of Lamium.
Gentiana alpina (Southern Gentian) Vill. 1779
perennial plant species in the gentianaceae family
Gentiana alpina (commonly Alpine gentian) is a plant species from the Gentiana genus in the family Gentianaceae.
Arabis nova Vill. 1779
annual plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Salix appendiculata (Large-leaved Willow) Vill. 1789
plant species in the salicaceae family
Salix appendiculata is a plant from the willow genus (Salix). They can be found in France, Italy, Central and Eastern Europe, and on the Balkan Peninsula.
Ranunculus seguieri (Sequier's Buttercup) Vill. 1779
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
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Hypochaeris uniflora (Giant Cat's-ear) Vill. 1779
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
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