Jean Annette Paton

British botanist and bryologist.

Jean Annette Paton (née Comins or Comyn; born 4 January 1929) is a British botanist, bryologist and botanical illustrator. She has written many books on the bryology of the United Kingdom and the flora of Cornwall, and described several new species. Paton has been called the "queen of vice-county recording" for her prolific records of bryological specimens in the second half of the 20th century. She was president of the British Bryological Society in 1976 and 1977.

Abbreviations: Paton
Occupations: illustrator, bryologist, botanist
Languages: English
Dates: 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 7 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 8 plants, 0 fungi

7 plants attributed, 1 plant contributed to8 plants:

Anthoceros agrestis (Field Hornwort) Paton 1979
plant species in the anthocerotaceae family
Anthoceros agrestis, commonly called field hornwort, is a bryophyte of the family Anthocerotaceae. A. agrestis is considered the model species for hornwort biology and is used to study some of the unique traits that hornworts possess, such as their symbiotic relationship with nostoc and their use of pyrenoids to enhance photosynthesis.
Ditrichum cornubicum (Cornish Path Moss) Paton 1976
critically endangered plant species in the ditrichaceae family
Ditrichum cornubicum, commonly known as the Cornish path-moss, is a moss endemic to Cornwall, United Kingdom. First discovered in 1963, on a roadside west of Lanner, Cornwall by Jean Paton, it has since been found in two other places within Cornwall. It was published as new to science in 1976.
Plagiochila britannica (British Featherwort) Paton 1979
plant species in the plagiochilaceae family
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Fissidens celticus (Welsh Pocket-moss) Paton 1965
plant species in the fissidentaceae family
Fissidens celticus, also known by its common name Welsh pocket-moss, is a species of moss in the family Fissidentaceae. It was discovered in 1958 in Pembrokeshire by A.H. Norkett and was first described as a new species by Jean Paton in 1965.
Lophocolea brookwoodiana (Brookwood Crestwort) Paton & Sheahan 2006
plant species in the lophocoleaceae family
Lophocolea brookwoodiana, the Brookwood crestwort, is a species of liverwort in the family Lophocoleaceae. It is only known from a very small area within Brookwood Cemetery in Surrey, UK.
Fossombronia maritima (Sea Frillwort) (Paton) Paton 1994
plant species in the fossombroniaceae family
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Fossombronia fimbriata (Fragile Frillwort) Paton 1974
plant species in the fossombroniaceae family
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Mesoptychia fitzgeraldiae (Fitzgerald's Notchwort) (Paton & A.R.Perry) L.Söderstr. & Váňa 2012
plant species in the jungermanniaceae family
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