Ernest Charles Nelson

Northern irish botanist.

(Ernest) Charles Nelson (15 September 1951 – 20 May 2024) was a botanist who specialised in the heather family, Ericaceae, especially Erica, and whose past research interests included the Proteaceae especially Adenanthos. He was the author or editor of over 24 books and more than 150 research papers (usually signed E. Charles Nelson). He was honorary editor of Archives of Natural History (the journal of the Society for the History of Natural History) between 1999 and 2012 and remained closely linked with the journal as one of the Associate Editors, and was honorary editor of Heathers (yearboo

Abbreviations: E.C.Nelson
Occupations: botanist
Citizenships: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1951-00-00T00:00:00Z – 2024-00-00T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Belfast
Direct attributions: 39 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 39 plants, 0 fungi

39 plants attributed to39 plants:

Adenanthos cacomorphus E.C.Nelson 1978
plant species in the proteaceae family
Adenanthos cacomorphus is a small shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is found in southwest Western Australia.
Aichryson × aizoides (Youth-and-old-age) (Lam.) E.C.Nelson 1994
plant hybrid species in the crassulaceae family
Aichryson × aizoides, youth-and-old-age, is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae, native to the Canary Islands. Its parents are Aichryson tortuosum × Aichryson punctatum. A succulent, its 'Variegatum' cultivar has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a houseplant.
Adenanthos macropodianus E.C.Nelson 1978
endangered plant species in the proteaceae family
Adenanthos macropodianus, commonly known as gland flower, or Kangaroo Island gland flower, is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae. It is endemic to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. First published as a variety of A. sericeus in 1870, it was promoted to species rank in 1978.
Adenanthos glabrescens E.C.Nelson 1978
plant species in the proteaceae family
Adenanthos glabrescens is a species of small shrub endemic to the Ravensthorpe area in southwest Western Australia. First published in 1978, there are two subspecies.
Adenanthos dobagii (Fitzgerald Woollybush) E.C.Nelson 1978
critically endangered plant species in the proteaceae family
Adenanthos dobagii, commonly known as Fitzgerald woollybush, is a shrub in the family Proteaceae. It grows to a mere 50 cm (1+1⁄2 ft) high, with crowded small silvery leaves and insignificant pink or cream flowers. It occurs only in southwestern Australia, where it is found in Fitzgerald River National Park on the south coast.
Adenanthos oreophilus E.C.Nelson 1978
plant species in the proteaceae family
Adenanthos oreophilus, commonly known as woollybush, is a species of tall shrub endemic to southwest Western Australia. It is closely related to the better known A. sericeus (Albany woollybush), and was only classified as a species distinct from the latter in 1978 by Irish botanist E. Charles Nelson.
Adenanthos eyrei (Toolinna Adenanthos) E.C.Nelson 1978
endangered plant species in the proteaceae family
Adenanthos eyrei is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae. Restricted to a single cliff-top dune system on the remote south coast of Western Australia, it is listed as rare and endangered. It was discovered by E. Charles Nelson in 1973, and formally described and named in 1978.
Adenanthos labillardierei E.C.Nelson 1978
plant species in the proteaceae family
Adenanthos labillardierei is a species of erect shrub endemic to the slopes of the Barren Ranges in the Fitzgerald River National Park in southwest Western Australia.
Adenanthos ileticos E.C.Nelson 1978
plant species in the proteaceae family
Adenanthos ileticos is a species of shrub in the family Proteaceae. It has roughly triangular, lobed leaves, and pale pink-red and cream, inconspicuous flowers. A rare species, it is known only from a single location in the south-west of Western Australia. It was discovered in 1968, and immediately brought into cultivation, but it would not be formally published and named until a decade later.
Cotoneaster natmataungensis J.Fryer, B.Hylmö & E.C.Nelson 2009
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Erica rhodella E.C.Nelson & E.G.H.Oliv. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Erica mallotocalyx E.C.Nelson & E.G.H.Oliv. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Erica galantha E.C.Nelson & E.G.H.Oliv. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Cotoneaster bradyi (Brady's Cotoneaster) E.C.Nelson & J.Fryer 1995
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Garrya × issaquahensis Talbot ex E.C.Nelson 1980
plant hybrid species in the garryaceae family
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Fascicularia bicolor ssp. canaliculata E.C.Nelson & Zizka 1997
plant subspecies in the bromeliaceae family
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Erica × triparentalis E.C.Nelson 2020
plant hybrid species in the ericaceae family
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Erica supranubia (Dawn Heath) E.C.Nelson & Pirie 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Erica sicula ssp. bocquetii (Peșmen) E.C.Nelson 2011
plant subspecies in the ericaceae family
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Erica poculiflora E.C.Nelson & E.G.H.Oliv. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Erica oresbia E.C.Nelson & E.G.H.Oliv. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Erica oraria (White Limestone Heath) E.C.Nelson & E.G.H.Oliv. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Erica oliveranthus (Delicate Heath) E.C.Nelson & Pirie 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Erica notoporina (Autumn Heath) E.C.Nelson & E.G.H.Oliv. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Erica × mercatoris E.C.Nelson 2019
plant hybrid species in the ericaceae family
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Erica mackayana ssp. andevalensis (Cabezudo & J.Rivera) D.C.McClint. & E.C.Nelson 1989
plant subspecies in the ericaceae family
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Erica × gaudificans E.C.Nelson & E.M.T.Wulff 2007
plant hybrid species in the ericaceae family
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Erica × factitia E.C.Nelson 2016
plant hybrid species in the ericaceae family
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Erica didymocarpa E.C.Nelson & E.G.H.Oliv. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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Erica concordia E.C.Nelson & E.G.H.Oliv. 2023
plant species in the ericaceae family
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