Göran Wahlenberg

Swedish naturalist (1780-1851).

Georg (Göran) Wahlenberg (1 October 1780 – 22 March 1851) was a Swedish naturalist. He was born in Kroppa, Värmland County. Wahlenberg matriculated at Uppsala University in 1792, received his doctorate in Medicine in 1806, was appointed botanices demonstrator in 1814, and professor of medicine and botany in 1829, succeeding Carl Peter Thunberg. He was the last holder of the undivided chair that in the previous century had been held by Linnaeus. After his death in 1851, the chair was divided into more delimited professorships, and botany became the main duty of the borgströmian professorship,

Abbreviations: Wahlenb.
Occupations: writer, university teacher, pteridologist, physician, naturalist, mycologist, draftsperson, botanist
Citizenships: Sweden
Languages: Swedish, Latin
Dates: 1780-10-01T00:00:00Z – 1851-03-22T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Q10549545
Direct attributions: 56 plants, 7 fungi
Authorship mentions: 101 plants, 53 fungi

56 plants attributed, 45 plants contributed to101 plants:

Carex buxbaumii (Club Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex buxbaumii is a species of sedge known as Buxbaum's sedge or club sedge. It is native to much of the northern Northern Hemisphere, from Alaska to Greenland to Eurasia, and including most of Canada and the United States. It grows in wet habitat, such as marshes and fens. This sedge grows in clumps from long rhizomes. The stems are 75–100 cm (30–39 in) in maximum height. The leaves are narrow and small. The inflorescence has a bract which is sometimes longer than the spikes. The fruits have dark-colored bracts and a sac called a perigynium or utricle which is gray-green and rough in
Carex aquatilis (Water Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex aquatilis is a species of sedge known as water sedge and leafy tussock sedge. It has a circumboreal distribution, occurring throughout the northern reaches of the Northern Hemisphere. It grows in many types of mountainous and arctic habitat, including temperate coniferous forest, alpine meadows, tundra, and wetlands. There are several varieties of this species, and it is somewhat variable in appearance. It produces triangular stems reaching heights between 20 cm (8 in) and 1.5 m (5 ft), and generally does not form clumps as some other sedges do. It grows from a dense rhizome network
Salix polaris (Polar Willow) Wahlenb. 1812
perennial plant species in the salicaceae family
Salix polaris, the polar willow, is a species of willow with a circumpolar distribution in the high arctic tundra, extending north to the limits of land, and south of the Arctic in the mountains of Norway, the northern Ural Mountains, the northern Altay Mountains, Kamchatka, and British Columbia, Canada.
Rhododendron lapponicum (Lapland Rosebay) (L.) Wahlenb. 1812
plant species in the ericaceae family
Rhododendron lapponicum is a dwarf species of Rhododendron native to arctic and subarctic regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. It is commonly known as Lapland rosebay, rhododendron de Laponie in French-speaking Canada, qijjuttaaqpait tipilitt (ᕿᔾᔪᑦᑖᖅᐸᐃᑦ ᑎᐱᓕᑦᑦ) in Inuktitut-speaking regions of Canada, and gāoshān dùjuān (高山杜鹃) in China. The specific epithet lapponicum was given to the species by Carl Linnaeus, naming it after the Swedish region of Lapland.
Ranunculus pygmaeus (Pygmy Buttercup) Wahlenb. 1812
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Ranunculus pygmaeus, the pygmy buttercup or dwarf buttercup, is a species of buttercup found throughout the Arctic, as well as in the mountains of Norway and the Rocky Mountains. A few populations also exist in the Eastern Alps and Tatra Mountains. It is a small plant, prostrate-ascending, 1–5 cm tall. The stems are single-flowered, with the basal leaves numerous. The leaves are deeply cleft into 3-5 lobes. The flowers are 5–6 mm in diameter, with five pale yellow petals, and five hairy sepals. After flowering, the stems stretch considerably, reaching far above the basal leaves. It grows in
Carex microglochin (Bristle Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex microglochin, called the fewseeded bog sedge and bristle sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to temperate and subarctic North America, South America, Europe and Asia. It is uncertain which hemisphere it originated on before dispersing to the other.
Tofieldia calyculata (German Asphodel) (L.) Wahlenb. 1812
plant species in the tofieldiaceae family
Tofieldia calyculata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Tofieldiaceae. Its native range is Gotland to Pyrenees and Ukraine.
Carex supina (Weak Arctic Sedge) Willd. ex Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex supina, called the weak arctic sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to Alaska, western and central Canada, Minnesota, Greenland, central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Siberia, the Himalaya, the Amur region, Manchuria, and Korea. It is often found in association with Festuca altaica and Poa glauca.
Carex secalina (Rye Sedge) Willd. ex Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex secalina, the rye sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to central and eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Iran, Kazakhstan, and on to Siberia, and it has been introduced to the Russian Far East, Belgium, and New York State. It is usually found growing in saline, wet meadows, and so is pre-adapted to grow in ditches next to roads that are heavily salted in winter.
Carex tenuiflora (Sparse-flowered Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex tenuiflora, the sparse-flowered sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae.
Carex paleacea (Chaffy Sedge) Schreb. ex Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex paleacea, the chaffy sedge, is one of the 579 species of Carex. The Wetland Indicator Status for the species is classified as "obligate wetland" (OBL), occurring 99% of the time in a typical salt marsh environment when conditions are favorable.
Carex leptalea (Bristly-stalk Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex leptalea is a species of sedge known by the common names bristly-stalked sedge and flaccid sedge. It is native to much of North America including most of Canada, the Dominican Republic, and the United States. It only grows in wetlands. This sedge produces dense clusters of thin stems up to 70 centimeters tall from a network of branching rhizomes. The thin, deep green leaves are soft, hairless, and sometimes drooping. The inflorescence is up to 16 millimeters long but only 2 to 3 millimeters wide, and is yellow-green in color. There are only a few perigynia on each spikelet, and they are
Carex laxa (Weak Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex glareosa (Lesser Saltmarsh Sedge) Schkuhr ex Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex glareosa is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Cyperaceae. Its native range is Northern Europe to Sakhalin, Alaska to Canada.
Carex stenophylla Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex gibba (Gibbous Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial and medicinal plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex gibba is a species of true sedge in the family Cyperaceae, native to Vietnam, southern and central China, Manchuria, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan. It is basal in its subgenus Vignea.
Carex castanea (Chestnut Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex castanea, commonly known as chestnut sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) native to North America. It is listed as endangered in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. Its range extends from Manitoba to the eastern seaboard in Canada and from Minnesota to New England in the United States. It is also sometimes called chestnut woodland sedge or chestnut-colored sedge.
Arenaria humifusa (Creeping Sandwort) Wahlenb. 1812
plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
Arenaria humifusa is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. Its native range is Subarctic to Northeastern Canada.
Carex tribuloides (Blunt Broom Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex tribuloides, the blunt broom sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carex, native to the eastern United States, eastern Canada, and Veracruz in Mexico, and introduced in Sweden. It is an important food for soras (Porzana carolina) during their spring migration.
Carex salina (Saltmarsh Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex salina, also known as saltmarsh sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the sedge family, Cyperaceae. It is native to Eastern Canada , Norway, and parts of Northern Russia.
Carex pyrenaica (Pyrenean Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex lurida (Shallow Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex lurida is a tussock-forming flowering plant of the family Cyperaceae, the sedge family. Common names for Carex lurida include shallow sedge, sallow sedge and lurid sedge.
Carex grisea (Inflated Narrowleaved Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex grisea, the wood gray sedge or inflated narrow-leaf sedge, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. It resembles and co‑occurs with Carex amphibola in alluvial areas in forests, but where they co‑occur, Carex grisea is usually found in sandier, more alkaline soils.
Carex cruciata (Cross Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial and medicinal plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Fritillaria pontica Wahlenb. 1826
plant species in the liliaceae family
Fritillaria pontica, the Pontic fritillary, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Fritillaria native to the mountains of the Balkans, the Aegean Islands and Anatolia. Shade tolerant and easy to grow, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Crocus vitellinus Wahlenb. 1826
plant species in the iridaceae family
Crocus vitellinus is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crocus of the family Iridaceae. It is a cormous perennial native to N. Turkey, Lebanon-Syria, to Northern Israel.
Centaurea cyanoides (Syrian Cornflower) Wahlenb. 1826
plant species in the asteraceae family
Centaurea cyanoides, the Syrian cornflower, is a species of Centaurea. It is native to Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria. Centaurea cyanoides looks similar to the European cornflower Centaurea cyanus although C.cyanoides is much smaller, only 2-3 cm wide. It grows only in wild areas and is not in cultivated fields. It is native to the Middle East.
Carex rotundata (Round-fruited Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex prasina (Drooping Sedge) Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex prasina, the drooping sedge (a name it shares with Carex longebrachiata and Carex pendula), is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae, native to eastern Canada, and the north-central and eastern United States. It is usually found growing in rich soils in deciduous forests, typically in wet places such as streamsides, seeps, springs and fens.
Carex forsteri Wahlenb. 1803
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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