Elias Durand

French-born american pharmacist and botanist (1794–1873).

Elias Durand (January 25, 1794 – August 15, 1873), born Élie Magloire Durand, was an American pharmacist and botanist. He was born in France. Durand was born in Mayenne, France, apprenticed as a chemist and pharmacist in Mayenne from 1808–1812, studied pharmacy in Paris, and on his graduation in 1813 joined the medical corps of Napoleon's army. He served for 14 months, and was present at the battles of Lützen, Bautzen, Hanau, Katzbach, and Leipzig. In 1814 he resigned his commission, and became an apothecary in Nantes where he studied botany intensively for two years. After Napoleon's downfall

Abbreviations: Durand
Occupations: pharmacist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States, France
Languages: French
Dates: 1794-01-25T00:00:00Z – 1873-08-14T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Mayenne
Direct attributions: 19 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 33 plants, 0 fungi

19 plants attributed, 14 plants contributed to33 plants:

Schoenolirion (Sunnybell) Durand 1855
plant genus in the asparagaceae family
Schoenolirion, rush-lily or sunnybell, is a genus of three recognized species of flowering plants, all endemic to the southeastern United States. In the APG III classification system, the genus is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae (formerly the family Agavaceae).
Euphorbia ocellata (Contura Creek Sandmat) Durand & Hilg. 1854
annual plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia ocellata is a species of Euphorbia known by the common name Contura Creek sandmat. It is native to the southwestern United States where it grows in many types of habitats. This is a small annual herb with pairs of oblong to lance-shaped leaves, each leaf up to about 1.5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cyathium only 2 millimeters wide. It consists of petal-like appendages surrounding the actual flowers, each with a round nectar gland at its base. The appendages are sometimes absent. The flowers include one female flower ringed by up to 60 male flowers. The fruit is a lobed,
Veratrum californicum (California False Hellebore) Durand 1855
perennial plant species in the melanthiaceae family
Veratrum californicum (California corn lily, white or California false hellebore) is an extremely poisonous plant native to western North America, including the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, as far north as Washington and as far south as Durango; depending on latitude, it grows from near sea level to as high as 11,000 feet. It grows 1 to 2 meters tall, with an erect, unbranched, heavily leafy stem resembling a cornstalk. It prefers quite moist soil, and can cover large areas in dense stands near streams or in wet meadows. Many inch-wide flowers cluster along the often-branched top of the
Eriogonum heermannii (Heermann's Buckwheat) Durand & Hilg. 1855
plant species in the polygonaceae family
Eriogonum heermannii is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Heermann's buckwheat. It is native to the southwestern United States from California to Utah where it grows on rocky slopes, desert flats, and dry washes.
Nuphar variegata (Varigated Yellow Pond-lily) Engelm. ex Durand 1866
plant species in the nymphaeaceae family
Nuphar variegata (variegated pond-lily, bullhead pond-lily or yellow pond-lily) is rhizomatous, perennial, aquatic herb in the water lily family Nymphaeaceae native to much of Canada and the northernmost of the United States.
Argemone munita (Flatbud Pricklypoppy) Durand & Hilg. 1854
annual and perennial plant species in the papaveraceae family
Argemone munita is a species of prickly poppy known by the common names flatbud prickly poppy and chicalote. "Munita" means "armed", in reference to the many long prickles. This flower is native to California, where it is widespread throughout the western part of the state and its eastern deserts, on slopes to 10,000 feet, and along roadsides. Its range also extends into Baja California, Arizona, and Nevada. This poppy bears its flowers on erect, spiny stems which can exceed a meter in height. The sap is yellow. The blue-green or mint-green, lobed leaves are also very prickly. The white poppy
Pycnanthemum californicum (Sierra Mint) Torr. ex Durand 1855
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Pycnanthemum californicum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Sierra mint, mountain mint, and California mint.
Eriogonum roseum (Wand Wild Buckwheat) Durand & Hilg. 1855
annual plant species in the polygonaceae family
Eriogonum roseum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name wand buckwheat. It is native to much of western California and the Sierra Nevada foothills, as well as parts of Oregon, and it is widespread and common in several plant communities.
Osmorhiza brachypoda (California Sweetcicely) Torr. ex Durand 1855
perennial plant species in the apiaceae family
Osmorhiza brachypoda is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common name California sweetcicely.
Eriogonum prattenianum (Nevada City Buckwheat) Durand 1855
plant species in the polygonaceae family
Eriogonum prattenianum is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name Nevada City buckwheat.
Eriogonum plumatella (Yucca Wild Buckwheat) Durand & Hilg. 1854
plant species in the polygonaceae family
Eriogonum plumatella is a species of wild buckwheat known by the common name yucca buckwheat. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States.
Campanula prenanthoides (California Harebell) Durand 1855
perennial plant species in the campanulaceae family
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Hetaeria mannii (Rchb.f.) Benth. ex Durand & Schinz 1894
plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Eriogonum ovalifolium var. purpureum (Purple Cushion Wild Buckwheat) (Nutt.) Durand 1860
perennial plant variety in the polygonaceae family
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Sericocarpus californicus Durand 1855
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Mentha petrophila Déségl. & Durand ex Durand & Pittier 1882
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Eleocharis oxyoneura Durand 1855
plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Eleocharis amphibia Durand 1858
plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Cuscuta subinclusa (Canyon Dodder) Durand & Hilg. 1854
annual plant species in the convolvulaceae family
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Astragalus edulis (Milkvetch) Durand ex Bunge 1868
annual plant species in the fabaceae family
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Hastingsia alba (White Rushlily) (Durand) S.Watson 1879
plant species in the asparagaceae family
Hastingsia alba is a species of flowering plant known by the common names white rushlily and white schoenolirion. The plant is native to northern California and southern Oregon, where it grows in wet places such as bogs and mountain meadows.
Clarkia williamsonii (Fort Miller Clarkia) (Durand & Hilg.) F.H.Lewis & M.E.Lewis 1953
annual plant species in the onagraceae family
Clarkia williamsonii is a species of flowering plant endemic to California, where it is known from the forests and woodlands of the northern and central Sierra Nevada foothills.
Malacothamnus marrubioides (Santa Clarita Bushmallow) (Durand & Hilg.) Greene 1906
plant species in the malvaceae family
Malacothamnus marrubioides is a species of flowering plant in the mallow family known by the common name Santa Clarita bushmallow. It is currently only known from Los Angeles and Ventura counties in California, though its purported type locality suggests it may have occurred further north under or near what is now Millerton Lake.
Sium carsonii (Carson's Waterparsnip) Durand ex A.Gray 1867
perennial plant species in the apiaceae family
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Smithiastrum prenanthoides (California Harebell) (Durand) Morin 2020
perennial plant species in the campanulaceae family
Smithiastrum prenanthoides, commonly known as the California harebell, is a perennial flowering plant in the Campanulaceae. It was formerly classified as a member of either Campanula or Asyneuma and was re-split following the discovery that genera in the family are polyphyletic. S. prenanthoides belongs to one of several small genera in the Campanulaceae native to California and grows in montane coniferous forests.
Silene laciniata ssp. californica (Indian Pink) (Durand) J.K.Morton 2004
perennial plant subspecies in the caryophyllaceae family
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Ericameria nauseosa var. ceruminosa (Desert Rabbitbrush) (Durand & Hilg.) G.L.Nesom & G.I.Baird 1993
plant variety in the asteraceae family
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Apium carsonii (Durand ex A.Gray) Alph.Wood 1870
plant species in the apiaceae family
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Sericocarpus oregonensis var. californicus (Durand) G.L.Nesom 1993
plant variety in the asteraceae family
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Phlox speciosa ssp. occidentalis (Showy Phlox) (Durand) Wherry 1938
perennial plant subspecies in the polemoniaceae family
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