Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer

Prussian-russian botanist (1782-1854).

Friedrich Ernst Ludwig Fischer (20 February 1782, Halberstadt – 17 June 1854) was a Russian botanist, born in the Holy Roman Empire. He was director of the St Petersburg botanical garden from 1823 to 1850. In 1804 he obtained his medical doctorate from the University of Halle, afterwards working as director of Count Razumoffsky's botanical garden in Gorenki (near Moscow). In 1808 he produced a catalogue of plants of the garden. In 1823, he was appointed director of the imperial botanical garden in St. Petersburg by Alexander I. Here, he was involved with establishing a herbarium and library, a

Abbreviations: Fisch.
Occupations: pteridologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Russian Empire, Kingdom of Prussia
Languages: Russian
Dates: 1782-02-08T00:00:00Z – 1854-06-05T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Halberstadt
Direct attributions: 361 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 774 plants, 0 fungi

361 plants attributed, 413 plants contributed to774 plants:

Picea schrenkiana (Schrenk Spruce) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1842
medicinal plant species in the pinaceae family
Picea schrenkiana, Schrenk's spruce, or Asian spruce, is a spruce native to the Tian Shan mountains of Central Asia (in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) and also to western China (Xinjiang). It grows at elevations of 1,200–3,500 m (3,900–11,500 ft), usually in pure forests, sometimes mixed with the Tien Shan variety of Siberian fir (Abies sibirica var. semenovii). Its name was given in honour of Alexander von Schrenk (1816–1876).
Orostachys (Rock Pines) Fisch. 1809
plant genus in the crassulaceae family
Orostachys is a genus of the succulent family Crassulaceae (stonecrop family) that contains about 15 species. It is a biennial herb growing in China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Mongolia, Russia. Eight species occur in China.
Heracleum persicum (Persian Hogweed) Desf. ex Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall. 1841
perennial plant species in the apiaceae family
Heracleum persicum, commonly known as Persian hogweed or by its native name golpar (Persian: گلپر), is a species of hogweed, a perennial herbaceous plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. It grows wild in humid mountainous regions in Iran and some adjacent areas. Having been introduced in the 1830s, it has spread across Scandinavia. It is now very common in northern Norway, where one of its names is Tromsø palm (after the city of Tromsø). The plant has also been spotted in Sweden. In Finland, it has been declared an invasive species. Persian hogweed is a polycarpic perennial, that is, a mature
Adenophora (Ladybells) Fisch. 1823
plant genus in the campanulaceae family
Adenophora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, the bellflowers. Plants of this genus are known commonly as ladybells. Most of the species in the genus are native to eastern Asia, with a few in Europe. Many are endemic to either China or Siberia.
Acer hyrcanum (Balkan Maple) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1838
plant species in the sapindaceae family
Acer hyrcanum is a maple species sometimes referred to as Balkan maple. It grows in southeastern Europe and western Asia.
Lallemantia Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1840
plant genus in the lamiaceae family
Lallemantia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is named after the German botanist Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant. There are five species in the genus. They are native to central and southwestern Asia. They are annual or biennial herbs. They have been used for various purposes. Lallemantia iberica is cultivated as an oilseed crop. Species Lallemantia baldshuanica Gontsch. - Iran, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan Lallemantia canescens (L.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey, Iran, Caucasus Lallemantia iberica (M.Bieb.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey, Iran,
Juniperus pseudosabina (Turkestan Juniper) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1842
medicinal plant species in the cupressaceae family
Juniperus pseudosabina, the Turkestan juniper or dwarf black juniper is a species of juniper.
Iris laevigata (Rabbitear Iris) Fisch. 1839
plant species in the iridaceae family
Iris laevigata, known as Japanese iris, rabbit-ear iris, or shallow-flowered iris (Japanese: kakitsubata カキツバタ), is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to Japan. It is related to other members of Iris subgenus Limniris, including other species of Japanese irises. It is found growing in shallow waters and seems to prefer marshy and still ponds, although it can also be grown in damp soil if conditions are right. Flowers are usually blue, purple, or violet and have unique colour patterns, including some types with predominantly white flowers with blue spots (washino-o),
Rehmannia Libosch. ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1835
plant genus in the orobanchaceae family
Rehmannia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the order Lamiales and family Orobanchaceae, which is native to China and Japan. It has been placed as the only member of the monotypic tribe Rehmannieae, but molecular phylogenetic studies suggest that it forms a clade with Triaenophora. Contrary to the vast majority of the taxa of Orobanchaceae, Rehmannia is not parasitic.
Rosa beggeriana Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1841
medicinal plant species in the rosaceae family
Rosa beggeriana is a species of rose found in Anatolia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, all of Central Asia, Xinjiang and Gansu in China, and Mongolia. It is a winter‑hardy rambler, with typically flat white (rarely light pink) flowers, and small red (becoming black‑purple) hips. Its 'Polstjärnan' (polestar) cultivar (of uncertain parentage) is the cold‑hardiest known climbing rose.
Globularia trichosantha Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1839
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Globularia trichosantha is an ornamental plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is a mat-forming evergreen with oval leaves that blooms from early spring and through the summer carrying pale blue flowers that brighten in the summer.
Fritillaria pallidiflora Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1841
medicinal plant species in the liliaceae family
Fritillaria pallidiflora is an Asian species of bulbous flowering plant in the lily family Liliaceae, native to Xinjiang, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. The common name frequently used is Siberian fritillary, a misnomer because the species does not grow in the wild in Siberia. The Latin specific epithet pallidiflora means "pale flowered". Fritillaria pallidiflora reaches up to 38 cm (15 in) in height and bears pale yellow, nodding bell-shaped flowers. In cultivation in the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. It is hardy down to −15 °C (5 °F)
Calophaca Fisch. 1812
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Calophaca is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes nine species, which range from Ukraine through southern Russia and Central Asia to Xinjiang and Pakistan. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae and is closely related to the genus Caragana. Nine species are accepted: Calophaca chinensis Boriss. Calophaca grandiflora Regel Calophaca pskemica Gorbunova Calophaca reticulata Sumnev. Calophaca sericea B.Fedtsch. ex Boriss. Calophaca soongorica Kar. & Kir. Calophaca tianschanica (B.Fedtsch.) Boriss. Calophaca tomentosa Blatt. & Hallb. Calophaca wolgarica (L.f.)
Asterostigma Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1845
plant genus in the araceae family
Asterostigma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. It is native to Brazil and Argentina. The leaves are pinnate and the plant is tuberous. Species Asterostigma cryptostylum Bogner - Brasília, Goiás, Minas Gerais Asterostigma cubense (A.Rich.) K.Krause ex Bogner - São Paulo Asterostigma lividum (G.Lodd.) Engl. - southern Brazil; Misiones Province of Argentina Asterostigma lombardii E.G.Gonç. - Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo Asterostigma luschnathianum Schott - southern Brazil Asterostigma reticulatum E.G.Gonç - southern Brazil Asterostigma riedelianum (Schott) Kuntze - eastern
Colchicum szovitsii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1835
plant species in the colchicaceae family
Colchicum szovitsii is a species of flowering plant in the family Colchicaceae, native from eastern Bulgaria to northwestern Jordan and Iran. It was first described in 1835.
Phtheirospermum Bunge ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1835
plant genus in the orobanchaceae family
Phtheirospermum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae. The only species is Phtheirospermum japonicum, which is hemiparasitic and often used as a model species to study plant parasitism. P. japonicum has a broad host range and its native range is Russian Far East to Korea.
Lallemantia iberica (M.Bieb.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1840
annual plant species in the lamiaceae family
Lallemantia iberica, known commonly as dragon's head, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. The plant has been cultivated for its seeds in southwestern Asia and southeastern Europe since prehistoric times. Originally from the Caucasus and the Middle East, it spread throughout European and eastern countries. Its vernacular name in Iran is balangu shahri. The seeds contain the edible oil known as lallemantia oil. The oil content of the seeds is about 30%, sometimes reaching up to 38%. The oil is used as a substitute for linseed oil in the production of varnish,
Schrenkia Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1841
plant genus in the apiaceae family
Schrenkia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is Central Asia (within Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) to Xinjiang. The genus name of Schrenkia is in honour of Alexander von Schrenk (1816–1876), a Russian naturalist born near Tula in what was then the Russian Empire. He was a brother to zoologist Leopold von Schrenck (1826–1894). It was first described and published in Enum. Pl. Nov. Vol.1 on page 63 in 1841.
Malacocarpus crithmifolius (Retz.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1843
plant species in the nitrariaceae family
Malacocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nitrariaceae. It includes a single species, Malacocarpus crithmifolius, a subshrub or shrub native to Central Asia, Afghanistan, and northeastern Iran.
Malacocarpus Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1843
plant genus in the nitrariaceae family
Malacocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nitrariaceae. It includes a single species, Malacocarpus crithmifolius, a subshrub or shrub native to Central Asia, Afghanistan, and northeastern Iran.
Geranium platypetalum (Glandular Crane's-bill) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1835
perennial plant species in the geraniaceae family
Geranium platypetalum, commonly called glandular crane's-bill or broad-petaled geranium, is a herbaceous plant species in the family Geraniaceae. It is native to Iran, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and the Russian Federation, and is cultivated as a garden subject, under a number of different cultivar names. It has blue-colored flowers.
Bromus briziformis (Rattlesnake Brome) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1837
annual plant species in the poaceae family
Bromus briziformis is a species of brome grass known by the common name rattlesnake brome. The specific epithet briziformis comes from the resemblance of the grass to grasses of the genus Briza, particularly Briza maxima. The common name is derived from the resemblance of the spikelets to the rattles of rattlesnakes. The grass has a diploid number of 14.
Iris songarica Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1841
medicinal plant species in the iridaceae family
Iris songarica is a beardless iris in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Limniris and in the series Tenuifoliae of the genus. It is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial, from Central Asia, located in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It has long strap-like leaves, a long stem and 2–3 flowers in shades of violet, dark blue, to lavender blue.
Horaninovia Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1841
plant genus in the amaranthaceae family
Horaninovia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It also belongs to the tribe Salsoleae as well as in the subfamily Salsoloideae. They are herbaceous annuals, with dichotomous (forked into two equal branches) or opposite arranged branches. They have opposite or alternate spaced leaves which are acicular (slender or needle-shaped) or terete (circular in cross-section) and have a widened base. It has either solitary flowers or they are clustered in glomerules (groups) at the leaf axils (joints). The flowers have a 4 or parted perianth, with the segments being
Hohenackeria Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1836
plant genus in the apiaceae family
Hohenackeria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Apiaceae. Its native range is the western Mediterranean, Turkey to Caucasus. It is found in the countries of Algeria, Morocco, Spain and Turkey. The genus name of Hohenackeria is in honour of Rudolph Friedrich Hohenacker (1798–1874), a Swiss-German missionary and botanist born in Zürich, and it was first described and published in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) Vol.2 on page 38 in 1836. Known species, according to Kew: Hohenackeria exscapa (Steven) Grande Hohenackeria polyodon Coss. & Durieu
Gueldenstaedtia Fisch. 1823
plant genus in the fabaceae family
Gueldenstaedtia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Faboideae. It includes four species native to Asia, ranging from India and Pakistan to Myanmar, Laos, China, Mongolia, and central Siberia. Gueldenstaedtia guangxiensis W.L.Sha & X.X.Chen Gueldenstaedtia henryi Ulbr. Gueldenstaedtia monophylla Fisch. Gueldenstaedtia verna (Georgi) Boriss.
Cotoneaster nummularius (Asian Cotoneaster) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1836
plant species in the rosaceae family
Cotoneaster nummularius, the nummular or coinwort cotoneaster, is a deciduous shrub in the rose family. It is native to a wide geographical range spanning from Morocco and Greece eastward through the Middle East, Central Asia, and into parts of China and India. It typically grows at altitudes between 800 and 2,400 meters in semi-arid montane climates, forming dense, rounded thickets. Characterized by its small, alternate leaves with dark green upper surfaces and densely grey undersides, C. nummularius produces white to pinkish-white hermaphroditic flowers from April to June. These are
Cephalanthera epipactoides (Eastern Hooded Helleborine) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1854
perennial plant species in the orchidaceae family
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Centaurea tchihatcheffii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1854
plant species in the asteraceae family
Centaurea tchihatcheffii is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. The flowers are most attractive as the pale or dark pinkish-red marginal florets (the most frequent colour form) take on an iridescent shimmer in the sun and wind, hence the vernacular name Yanardöner, meaning ‘iridescent flower’. It flowers from late April to mid-June and in cultivation even earlier, e.g., March in Istanbul. The peak flowering period is mid-May and in earlier years it was sold in some quantity by street florists in Ankara. It is mainly bee-, bug- and beetle-pollinated. Ants play an important
Aquilegia glandulosa (Siberian Columbine) Fisch. 1822
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Aquilegia glandulosa, the Altai columbine or Siberian columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to northern and central Asia.
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