John Ball

British politician, naturalist and alpine traveller. (1818-1889).

John Ball (20 August 1818 – 21 October 1889) was an Irish politician, naturalist and Alpine traveller.

Abbreviations: Ball
Occupations: writer, scientific collector, politician, mountaineer, explorer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages: English
Dates: 1818-08-20T00:00:00Z – 1889-10-21T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Dublin
Direct attributions: 96 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 170 plants, 0 fungi

96 plants attributed, 74 plants contributed to170 plants:

Saxifraga wahlenbergii Ball 1846
plant species in the saxifragaceae family
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Thymus maroccanus Ball 1875
plant species in the lamiaceae family
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Sempervivum atlanticum (Hook.f.) Ball 1874
perennial plant species in the crassulaceae family
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Cytisus balansae (Boiss.) Ball 1873
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Anthopterus wardii Ball 1884
plant species in the ericaceae family
Anthopterus wardii, also known as aengue mishito, is a species of neotropical blueberry in the family Ericaceae native to the tropical regions of Central and South America, such as Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador.
Lotus maroccanus Ball 1873
plant species in the fabaceae family
Lotus maroccanus is a species of plant in the pea family that is native to morocco. It grows in shrublands and in sandy areas. It may grow alongside roads and near the ocean among coastal sand dunes. It is a perennial herbaceous plant that resembles a shrub. It is noted for being particularly salt tolerant. In its native habitat it is a winter growing species and is frost tolerant, but is killed by low temperatures. The foliage is palatable to deer and rabbits outside of its native habitat.
Griselinia ruscifolia Ball 1886
plant species in the griseliniaceae family
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Cytisus fontanesii (Bolina) Spach ex Ball 1878
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Bellis caerulescens Coss. ex Ball 1875
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
Bellis caerulescens is a species of daisy in the genus Bellis.
Astragalus casapaltensis Ball 1885
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Verbascum calycinum Ball 1875
plant species in the scrophulariaceae family
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Stipa nitens (Ball) Ball 1878
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Silene corrugata Ball 1873
plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Picris albida Ball 1873
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Ononis polyphylla Ball 1873
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Ononis atlantica Ball 1873
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Hypochaeris taraxacoides Ball 1885
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
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Hippocrepis atlantica Ball 1873
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Galium acuminatum Ball 1873
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Festuca casapaltensis Ball 1885
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
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Euphorbia megalatlantica Ball 1875
perennial plant species in the euphorbiaceae family
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Echium modestum Ball 1873
plant species in the boraginaceae family
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Daucus carota ssp. maximus (Desf.) Ball 1878
plant subspecies in the apiaceae family
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Coronilla ramosissima (Ball) Ball 1878
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Astragalus reinii Ball 1878
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Arabis erubescens Ball 1873
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Arabis conringioides Ball 1873
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Anthemis tenuisecta Ball 1873
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Verbascum hookerianum Ball 1878
plant species in the scrophulariaceae family
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Sonchus asper ssp. glaucescens (Rough Sow-thistle) (Jord.) Ball 1878
plant subspecies in the asteraceae family
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