Elmer Ottis Wooton

U.s. botanist (1865-1945).

Elmer Ottis Wooton (19 September 1865 – 1945), was an American botanist, professor of chemistry and botany at New Mexico State College from 1890 to 1911, assistant curator at the National Herbarium in 1910, and employed by the US Department of Agriculture from 1911 to 1935. The species Astragalus wootonii and Cheilanthes wootonii were named after him. He edited and distributed an exsiccata with specimens collected by him under the title New Mexico plants. The standard author abbreviation Wooton is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Abbreviations: Wooton
Occupations: university teacher, scientific collector, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1865-09-19T00:00:00Z – 1945-11-20T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Kokomo
Direct attributions: 80 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 134 plants, 0 fungi

80 plants attributed, 54 plants contributed to134 plants:

Rosa stellata (Desert Rose) Wooton 1898
plant species in the rosaceae family
Rosa stellata is a species of rose known by the common names desert rose, gooseberry rose, and star rose. In Texas this type of rose grows on dry rocky places to 6,500 feet (2,000 m), such as the Trans-Pecos. It occurs in the mountain canyons of Arizona and New Mexico. It also grows in dry, rocky places. It has trifoliate leaves, deep rose purple blossoms and yellowish white prickles on the petioles and stems. It is a perennial shrub with velvety, deciduous leaves. Some horticulturists consider it to be a browse plant. Rosa stellata can be used as a groundcover or small shrub and grows best
Yucca baileyi (Alpine Yucca) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Yucca baileyi is a plant in the family Agavaceae. It is native to Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado but has been cultivated elsewhere. Much of its native range is within the boundaries of the Navajo (Diné) Reservation, hence the common name "Navajo yucca." The Navajo people make extensive use of yucca fibers to make a wide assortment of useful and ceremonial items. They also use the roots as soap. It is not considered to be threatened, as it has a large range and an overall stable population. Yucca baileyi is a relatively small species, usually acaulescent but sometimes with a short
Agastache cana (Mosquito Plant) (Hook.) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Agastache cana, more commonly known as the mosquito plant, Texas hummingbird mint, and double bubble mint, is a hardy perennial belonging to the genus Agastache (pronounced ). The genus name Agastache is derived from the Greek word meaning "a lot of", and stachy, meaning "spike", which refers to the flower's 12 terminal spikes that decorate the plant. These spikes remain through the growing season from early summer to late fall. The Mosquito Plant is native to New Mexico and western Texas, where it grows in mountainous areas at altitudes of 6,000 feet.
Salvia pinguifolia (Rock Sage) (Fernald) Wooton & Standl. 1913
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia pinguifolia (rock sage) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae that is native to southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and western Texas in the United States as well as Chihuahua in Mexico. It inhabits rocky slopes at elevations of 2,000–7,000 ft (610–2,130 m). The specific name is derived from the Latin words pinguis, meaning, "grease", and folium, meaning "leaf," referring to the texture of the leaves. Leaf shape is ovate-deltoid to oblong elliptical. S. pinguifolia had a greater range during the Late Wisconsin glacial period; for example, it was present in the
Prosopis velutina (Velvet Mesquite) Wooton 1898
plant species in the fabaceae family
Neltuma velutina (formerly Prosopis velutina), commonly known as velvet mesquite, is a small to medium-sized tree. It is a legume adapted to a dry, desert climate. Though considered to be a noxious weed in states outside its natural range, it plays a vital role in the ecology of the Sonoran Desert.
Nolina greenei (Woodland Beargrass) S.Watson ex Wooton & Standl. 1915
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Nolina greenei, woodland beargrass, is a plant species native to the United States. It is widespread in New Mexico and also reported from Colorado (Las Animas County), Texas (Deaf Smith and Garza Counties) and Oklahoma (Cimarron County). Nolina greenei grows in rocky locations such as limestone outcrops and old lava flows, often in grasslands or in pine-oak woodlands at elevations of 1200–2000 m. It is a perennial rosette forming plant with an underground caudex. Leaves are long and narrow, sometimes over 100 cm long but rarely more than 1 cm wide. They sometimes have sharp teeth along the
Yucca neomexicana (New Mexico Yucca) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Yucca neomexicana Wooton & Standl. is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to New Mexico, Colorado and Oklahoma. Common name is "New Mexican Spanish bayonet." It is similar to Y. harrimaniae Trel. but with a longer flowering stalk and white (rather than yellowish) flowers.
Proboscidea parviflora (Doubleclaw) (Wooton) Wooton & Standl. 1915
annual plant species in the martyniaceae family
Proboscidea parviflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Martyniaceae known by the common names doubleclaw and red devil's-claw. It is native to the desert southwest of the United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in sandy, dry, and disturbed habitat and blooms during the hot summer. This is an annual herb growing from a taproot and producing sprawling, spreading stems. The leaves have rounded, oval, or roughly triangular blades up to 15 centimetres (6 in) long which have smooth edges or faint lobes or teeth. The inflorescence is an array of several showy bell-shaped
Herrickia (Aster) Wooton & Standl. 1913
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Herrickia is a former North American genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States. In 2004 it was proposed to revive the genus with species that were included in Aster before molecular studies triggered the splitting of that genus into several distinct genera. However, the status of this genus is disputed with Plants of the World Online (POWO) synonymizing it with Eurybia as of 2023. Species Herrickia glauca - Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho Herrickia horrida - New Mexico, Colorado Herrickia kingii - Utah Herrickia
Eriastrum (Woollystar) Wooton & Standl. 1913
plant genus in the polemoniaceae family
Eriastrum is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family which are known commonly as woollystars. These wildflowers are somewhat diverse in appearance but are usually erect, thin-stemmed herbs which bear purple to white blooms. Most species have inflorescences which are webbed with a woolly mesh of white fibers. Woollystars are native to western North America.
Berberis haematocarpa (Red Barberry) Wooton 1897
plant species in the berberidaceae family
Berberis haematocarpa, Woot. with the common names red barberry, red Mexican barbery, Colorado barberry and Mexican barberry, is a species in the Barberry family in southwestern North America. It is also sometimes called algerita, but that name is more often applied to its relative, Mahonia trifoliolata.
Astragalus altus (Tall Milkvetch) Wooton & Standl. 1913
endangered and perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Astragalus proximus (Aztec Milkvetch) (Rydb.) Wooton & Standl. 1915
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus proximus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Aztec milkvetch. It is native to southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the United States. This perennial herb produces a cluster of stems from an underground caudex. The stems are up to 50 centimeters long. The herbage is grayish green due to flat hairs. The leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and are compound, made up of up to 11 leaflets. There are stipules at the bases of the leaf stalks. Flowering occurs in April through July. The inflorescence is a raceme of up to 40 flowers. The
Astragalus albulus (Cibola Milkvetch) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Aristolochia watsonii (Southwestern Pipevine) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the aristolochiaceae family
Aristolochia watsonii (Watson's Dutchman's pipe, southwestern pipevine, Indian root, snakeroot) is a perennial plant in the birthwort family (Aristolochiaceae), found growing among plants of the Arizona Uplands in the Sonoran Desert. The plant is inconspicuous, small and hard to spot, but can be found by following the pipevine swallowtail (blue swallowtail, Battus philenor) which lays eggs on it.
Agastache wrightii (Sonoran Giant Hyssop) (Greenm.) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Agastache wrightii is a plant species in the genus Agastache, family Lamiaceae. It is native to the US states of Arizona and New Mexico, as well as the Sierra Madre Occidental along the boundary between the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. Its common name is Sonoran giant hyssop. It is a herb up to 2m tall with blue flowers.
Agastache micrantha (White Giant Hyssop) (A.Gray) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Agastache micrantha is a species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae). It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
Verbena perennis (Pinleaf Vervain) Wooton 1898
plant species in the verbenaceae family
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Sphaeralcea laxa (Caliche Globemallow) Wooton & Standl. 1909
perennial plant species in the malvaceae family
Sphaeralcea laxa, with the common name caliche globemallow, is a desert plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
Ratibida columnifera (Upright Prairie Coneflower) (Nutt.) Wooton & Standl. 1915
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
Ratibida columnifera, commonly known as upright prairie coneflower, rocketflower, Mexican hat, and longhead prairie coneflower, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the genus Ratibida in the family Asteraceae. It is native to much of North America and inhabits prairies, plains, roadsides, and disturbed areas.
Penstemon cardinalis (Cardinal Beardtongue) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Penstemon cardinalis, the cardinal penstemon, is a species of penstemon with red flowers that grows in New Mexico and Texas.
Hedeoma pulcherrima (White Mountain False Pennyroyal) Wooton & Standl. 1913
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Eriogonum gypsophilum (Seven River Hills Buckwheat) Wooton & Standl. 1913
plant species in the polygonaceae family
Eriogonum gypsophilum is a rare species of wild buckwheat known by the common names Seven River Hills buckwheat and gypsum wild buckwheat. It is endemic to the state of New Mexico in the United States, where it is known from only three sites in Eddy County. It is limited to a specific type of soil which is high in gypsum. The plant has been federally listed as a threatened species of the United States since 1981.
Astragalus neomexicanus (New Mexico Milkvetch) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Aralia bicrenata Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the araliaceae family
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Allium rhizomatum (Red Flower Onion) Wooton & Standl. 1913
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium rhizomatum is a species of plant native to southern Arizona (Cochise and Santa Cruz Counties), southern New Mexico (Catron, Grant, Hidalgo, Socorro, Sierra and Eddy Counties) and western Texas (Brewster and Jeff Davis Counties) in the United States, and Chihuahua in Mexico. It is generally found in dry, grassy areas at elevations of 1200–2200 m. Its common names include spreading wild onion and red flower onion. Allium rhizomatum spreads by means of underground rhizomes, with new bulbs forming as much as 3 cm away from the parent plant. Bulbs are narrowly ellipsoid, up to 3 cm long but
Tridens albescens (White Tridens) (Vasey) Wooton & Standl. 1912
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Penstemon oliganthus (Apache Beardtongue) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Penstemon neomexicanus (New Mexico Beardtongue) Wooton & Standl. 1913
perennial plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Linum vernale (Chihuahuan Flax) Wooton 1898
annual plant species in the linaceae family
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