Ernest Cosson

French botanist (1819–1889).

Ernest Saint-Charles Cosson (22 July 1819 – 31 December 1889) was a French botanist born in Paris. Cosson is known for his botanical research in North Africa, and during his career he participated in eight trips to Algeria. In several of these he was accompanied by Henri-René Le Tourneux de la Perraudière (1831–1861), whom he honoured in the naming of several species and genera (e.g., Perralderia, Galium perralderii). In 1863 he was elected president of the Société botanique de France, and from 1873 to 1889, he was a member of the Académie des sciences. In 1882 Jules Ferry, as Minister of Pub

Abbreviations: Coss.
Occupations: scientific collector, physician, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: France
Languages: French
Dates: 1819-07-22T00:00:00Z – 1889-12-31T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Paris
Direct attributions: 196 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 388 plants, 0 fungi

196 plants attributed, 192 plants contributed to388 plants:

Thymelaea passerina (Annual Thymelaea) (L.) Coss. & Germ. 1859
annual plant species in the thymelaeaceae family
Thymelaea passerina, the spurge flax, sparrow weed, mezereon, or annual thymelaea, is a species of flowering plant in the family Thymelaeaceae. It is native to central and southern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, the western Himalayas, and Xinjiang in China, and it has been introduced to central North America, and to South Australia. An erect annual from 6 to 61 cm (2.5 to 24 in) tall, it is typically found in steppes, disturbed areas, and old fields.
Papaver atlanticum (Atlas Poppy) (Ball) Coss. 1882
perennial plant species in the papaveraceae family
Papaver atlanticum, also known as the Moroccan poppy, Spanish poppy, and Atlas poppy, is a species of poppy. It is a perennial plant with basal rosettes of bluish leaves and pale orange flowers on long, wiry stems.
Aegilops tauschii (Tausch's Goatgrass) Coss. 1849
annual plant species in the poaceae family
Aegilops tauschii, the Tausch's goatgrass or rough-spike hard grass, is an annual grass species. It is native to Crimea, the Caucasus region, western and Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the western Himalaya, and parts of China, and has been introduced to other locales, including California.
Ventenata dubia (North African Grass) (Leers) Coss. & Durieu 1856
annual plant species in the poaceae family
Ventenata dubia is a species of grass known by the common names North Africa grass and wiregrass. It is native to southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. It is becoming well known in North America, where it is an introduced species and a noxious weed of cultivated and disturbed habitat. It is problematic in the Pacific Northwest, where it was first identified in Washington in 1952 and Idaho in 1957. It was found in Utah in 1996. It probably spreads when it gets mixed in with grass seed and is transported and inadvertently planted. This is an annual grass growing 15 to 70
Piptatherum miliaceum (Rice Millet) (L.) Coss. 1812
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Oloptum miliaceum is a species of grass known by the common name smilograss. It is native to Eurasia but it can be found in many other parts of the world as an introduced species and a casual weed of disturbed areas. It is a clumping perennial grass producing sturdy, erect stems that can reach 1.5 meters tall. The inflorescence is a panicle of several whorls of branches that divide into secondary branches bearing clusters of spikelets.
Warionia Benth. & Coss. 1873
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Warionia is a genus in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. The only known species is Warionia saharae, an endemic of Algeria and Morocco, and it is locally known in the Berber language as afessas, abessas or tazart n-îfiss. It is an aromatic, thistle-like shrub of ½–2 m high, that contains a white latex, and has fleshy, pinnately divided, wavy leaves. It is not thorny or prickly. The aggregate flower heads contain yellow disk florets. It flowers from April till June. Because Warionia is deviant in many respects from any other Asteraceae, different scholars have placed it
Perralderia Coss. 1859
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Perralderia is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family and is native to Africa. In particular, it is native to Algeria, Libya, Morocco, and Western Sahara. In naming the genus, Perralderia, Ernest Cosson was honouring his friend Henri Letourneux de la Perraudiere (a fellow botanist).
Geocaryum Coss. 1851
plant genus in the apiaceae family
Geocaryum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is Northwestern Africa, Southeastern Europe to Turkey. Species: Geocaryum capillifolium (Guss.) Coss. Geocaryum pumilum (Sm.) Nyman
Arnebia decumbens (Vent.) Coss. & Kralik 1857
annual plant species in the boraginaceae family
Arnebia decumbens (Ventenat) Cosson & Kralik is a plant in the family Boraginaceae native to Europe and much of central and southeastern Asia. It is an annual herb with yellow flowers, growing on mountain slopes and sandy waste areas.
Fraxinus dimorpha (Wild Ash) Coss. & Durieu 1855
endangered plant species in the oleaceae family
Fraxinus dimorpha is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. This ash tree is native to Morocco and Algeria in Northern Africa. An example occurrence of F. dimorpha is the Ourika River Valley, which is also the sole location within the High Atlas Range where the endangered primate Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus is known to occur, is the southernmost species of the genus in the world.
Euphorbia gaditana Coss. 1849
annual plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
Euphorbia gaditana is a species of plant native to Spain and Northern Africa. It is an annual plant and reproduces by allogamy. The species has also been classified as endangered. In Spain, this is due to pesticide application and agriculture.
Erodium manescavi (Garden Stork's-bill) Coss. 1847
perennial plant species in the geraniaceae family
Erodium manescavi (or Erodium manescavii), called the garden stork's-bill, large purple storksbill, Manescau storksbill, Manescau heronsbill and showy heron's bill, is a species of flowering plant in the family Geraniaceae. Endemic to the western Pyrenees mountains, this plant occurs in France and Spain.
Sedum multiceps Coss. & Durieu 1862
plant species in the crassulaceae family
Sedum multiceps, also known as miniature/pygmy Joshua tree, is a perennial, deciduous species of Sedum from the succulent plant family Crassulaceae, native to Algeria. The plant is nicknamed for its glaucous leaves that grow in clusters, resembling Yucca brevifolia. It was named officially as a distinct species in 1862.
Salvia taraxacifolia (Wild Sage) Coss. & Balansa 1873
endangered plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia taraxacifolia is a species of flowering plant in the Lamiaceae family. It is referred to by the common name Dandelion leaved sage and is a herbaceous perennial shrub that is endemic to southwest Morocco, growing in the Atlas Mountains at elevations ranging from 2,000 feet (610 m) to 8,000 feet (2,400 m). Very adaptable, it grows on limestone slopes, forest clearings, and rocky riversides. It has no close allies in the genus Salvia. The specific epithet, taraxacifolia, is likely Persian in origin and means 'leaves shaped like a dandelion'. Salvia taraxacifolia has lyre-shaped grey-green
Logfia gallica (Narrowleaf Cottonrose) (L.) Coss. & Germ. 1843
annual plant species in the asteraceae family
Logfia gallica, (syn: Filago gallica), is a species of herbaceous plant. Its common names are narrowleaf cottonrose and daggerleaf cottonrose. It is in the tribe Gnaphalieae of the family Asteraceae. The species has relatively long and stiff awl-shaped leaves.
Astragalus bourgaeanus Coss. 1852
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Ammodaucus leucotrichus Coss. & Durieu 1859
annual plant species in the apiaceae family
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Airopsis tenella (Cav.) Coss. & Durieu 1855
annual plant species in the poaceae family
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Henophyton Coss. & Durieu 1855
plant genus in the brassicaceae family
Henophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. Its native range is northern Africa. It is found in the countries of Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. The genus name of Henophyton is in honour of Jean Baptiste Adrien Hénon (1821–1896), a French military language interpreter, teacher of Arabic in Algeria and also plant collector. It was first published and described in Bull. Soc. Bot. France Vol.2 on page 625 in 1855. Known species, according to Kew: Henophyton deserti (Coss. & Durieu) Coss. & Durieu Henophyton zygarrhenum (Maire) Gómez-Campo
Damasonium bourgaei (Starfruit) Coss. 1849
annual plant species in the alismataceae family
Damasonium bourgaei is a species of plant in the family Alismataceae.
Carex mairei Coss. & Germ. 1840
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Bupleurum montanum Coss. & Durieu 1856
plant species in the apiaceae family
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Zilla macroptera Coss. 1856
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Warionia saharae Benth. & Coss. 1873
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Viola scorpiuroides Coss. 1873
plant species in the violaceae family
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Sedum nevadense Coss. 1852
annual plant species in the crassulaceae family
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Saxifraga conifera Coss. & Durieu 1864
plant species in the saxifragaceae family
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Saccocalyx Coss. & Durieu 1853
plant genus in the lamiaceae family
Saccocalyx is a genus of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1835. It contains only one known species, Saccocalyx saturejoides, native to Morocco and Algeria.
Rytidocarpus moricandioides Coss. 1888
plant species in the brassicaceae family
Rytidocarpus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. It includes a single species, Rytidocarpus moricandioides, which is endemic to Morocco.
Rhetinolepis Coss. 1857
plant genus in the asteraceae family
Rhetinolepis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Asteraceae. The only species is Rhetinolepis lonadioides. Its native range is Northwestern Africa.
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