Ira Waddell Clokey

American botanist and mining engineer (1878-1950).

Ira Waddell Clokey (1878-1950) was an American mining engineer and botanist active in the western United States. He first studied at the University of Illinois, then moved to Harvard University, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in mining engineering in 1903. From 1904 to 1915, Clokey worked as a mining engineer in Mexico. In his spare time he collected plant specimens for his personal herbarium, which, however, was almost completely destroyed during a fire in 1912. In 1921, Clokey completed a Master of Science in plant pathology from Iowa State University. Clokey began intensive studies

Abbreviations: Clokey
Occupations: scientific collector, mining engineer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Languages: English
Dates: 1878-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Decatur
Direct attributions: 13 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 20 plants, 0 fungi

13 plants attributed, 7 plants contributed to20 plants:

Carex arapahoensis (Arapaho Sedge) Clokey 1919
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex arapahoensis, known as Arapaho sedge, is a species of sedge endemic to the western United States. It is found only in Colorado and Utah in alpine and subalpine habitat.
Astragalus aequalis (Clokey Milk-vetch) Clokey 1942
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Astragalus tidestromii (Tidestrom's Milkvetch) (Rydb.) Clokey 1942
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus tidestromii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Tidestrøm's milkvetch. It is native to the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada, where it grows in limestone gravel soils. The plant is named for the botanist Ivar Frederick Tidestrøm.
Penstemon bicolor (Pinto Beardtongue) (Brandegee) Clokey & D.D.Keck 1939
perennial plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Penstemon bicolor is a species of penstemon known by the common name pinto penstemon. It is native to the desert mountains and valleys of southern Nevada, eastern California, and western Arizona, where it grows in scrub, woodland, and other local habitat. It is a perennial herb which may exceed one meter in maximum height.
Carex paysonis (Payson's Sedge) Clokey 1922
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Draba paucifructa (Charleston Mountain Draba) Clokey & C.L.Hitchc. 1939
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Carex × subimpressa (Hybrid Lake Sedge) Clokey 1919
perennial plant hybrid species in the cyperaceae family
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Angelica scabrida (Charleston Mountain Angelica) Clokey & Mathias 1938
perennial plant species in the apiaceae family
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Pedicularis semibarbata ssp. charlestonensis (Charleston Pinewoods Lousewort) (Pennell & Clokey) Clokey 1945
perennial plant subspecies in the orobanchaceae family
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Potentilla cryptocaulis Clokey 1938
perennial plant species in the rosaceae family
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Penstemon bicolor ssp. roseus (Rosy Twotone Beardtongue) Clokey & D.D.Keck 1939
plant subspecies in the plantaginaceae family
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Opuntia × charlestonensis (Charleston's Pricklypear) Clokey 1943
plant hybrid species in the cactaceae family
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Carex tribuloides var. sangamonensis (Blunt Broom Sedge) Clokey 1919
perennial plant variety in the cyperaceae family
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Cylindropuntia multigeniculata (Blue Diamond Cholla) (Clokey) Backeb. 1958
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Ivesia cryptocaulis (Charleston Peak Mousetail) (Clokey) D.D.Keck 1939
perennial plant species in the rosaceae family
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Penstemon leiophyllus var. keckii (Charleston Beardtongue) (Clokey) N.H.Holmgren 1984
perennial plant variety in the plantaginaceae family
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Silene verecunda ssp. andersonii (Clokey) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire 1947
plant subspecies in the caryophyllaceae family
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Escobaria vivipara var. rosea (Rosy Spinystar) (Clokey) D.R.Hunt 1978
plant variety in the cactaceae family
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Astragalus mohavensis var. hemigyrus (Curved-pod Milkvetch) (Clokey) Barneby 1950
annual and perennial plant variety in the fabaceae family
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Angelica lineariloba ssp. scabrida (Clokey & Mathias) C.Y.Liao & S.R.Downie 2020
perennial plant subspecies in the apiaceae family
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