John Gill Lemmon

American botanist (ca. 1832—1908).

John Gill Lemmon (January 2, 1832 – November 24, 1908) was an American botanist and Civil War veteran and former prisoner of Andersonville. He was married to fellow botanist, Sara Plummer Lemmon, and the two jointly cataloged numerous western and desert plants.

Abbreviations: Lemmon
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1832-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1908-11-24T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Lima
Direct attributions: 13 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 24 plants, 0 fungi

13 plants attributed, 11 plants contributed to24 plants:

Pinus attenuata (Knobcone Pine) Lemmon 1892
plant species in the pinaceae family
The knobcone pine, Pinus attenuata (also called Pinus tuberculata), is a tree that grows in mild climates on poor soils. It ranges from the mountains of southern Oregon to Baja California with the greatest concentration in northern California and the Oregon-California border.
Lilium kelleyanum (Kelley's Lily) Lemmon 1903
plant species in the liliaceae family
Lilium kelleyanum is a California species of lily known by the common name Kelley's lily. It grows primarily in wetlands in the Sierra Nevada as well as in the Coast Ranges and southern Cascades in the northern part of the state.
Allium obtusum (Red Sierra Onion) Lemmon 1890
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium obtusum is a species of wild onion known by the common name red Sierra onion or subalpine onion. It is native to eastern California and western Nevada. It is a common plant in the granite foothills and mountains of the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range, from Tulare County to Siskiyou County, from elevations of 800 to 3,500 metres (2,600 to 11,500 ft). In Nevada, it is reported only from Washoe County in the northwestern part of the state.
Arctostaphylos parryana (Parry Manzanita) Lemmon 1890
plant species in the ericaceae family
Arctostaphylos parryana, with the common name Parry manzanita, is a species of manzanita.
Nama densa (Mat Nama) Lemmon 1889
annual plant species in the namaceae family
Nama densa (also spelt Nama densum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Namaceae known by the common name leafy fiddleleaf, matted nama or leafy nama. It is an annual plant and ranges from the Pacific Northwest to California to Colorado.
Calochortus obispoensis (San Luis Mariposa Lily) Lemmon 1886
plant species in the liliaceae family
Calochortus obispoensis is a rare California species of flowering plants in the lily family known by the common name San Luis mariposa lily. It is endemic to San Luis Obispo County, California, where it grows in the chaparral of the coastal mountains, generally on serpentine soils.
Woodsia plummerae (Plummer's Cliff Fern) Lemmon 1882
plant species in the woodsiaceae family
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Abies magnifica var. shastensis (Shasta Red Fir) Lemmon 1890
plant variety in the pinaceae family
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Pinus radiata var. binata (Guadalupe Island Pine) (Engelm.) Lemmon 1895
vulnerable plant variety in the pinaceae family
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Abies lasiocarpa var. arizonica (Cork-bark Fir) (Merriam) Lemmon 1898
plant variety in the pinaceae family
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Pinus scopulorum (Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine) Lemmon 1897
plant species in the pinaceae family
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Pellaea wrightiana var. california Lemmon
plant variety in the pteridaceae family
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Abies concolor var. lowiana (Sierra White Fir) (Gordon) Lemmon 1895
plant variety in the pinaceae family
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Allium peninsulare (Mexicali Onion) Lemmon ex Greene 1888
plant species in the amaryllidaceae family
Allium peninsulare is a North American species of wild onion. It is known by such common names as Mexicali onion and Peninsula onion; the former referring to the Mexican city just south of the US/Mexican border, the latter referring to the Peninsula of Baja California. It is widespread in California, USA, where it grows in the California Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada foothills, some of the Channel Islands, and Peninsular Ranges. The range extends south into the northernmost part of Baja California and north into southern Oregon.
Ranunculus arizonicus (Arizona Buttercup) Lemmon. ex A.Gray 1886
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
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Nama pusilla (Eggleaf Fiddleleaf) Lemmon ex A.Gray 1885
annual plant species in the namaceae family
Nama pusilla (also spelt Nama pusillum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Namaceae or a broadly defined Boraginaceae, known by the common name eggleaf fiddleleaf. It is native to the deserts of eastern California and Nevada and Arizona, where it grows in sandy and rocky habitat. Nama pusilla is a hairy annual plant forming a small patch of prostrate stems no more than about 6 centimeters long. The fuzzy reddish or green leaves are up to a centimeter long and oval or lance-shaped, with winged petioles. The tiny funnel-shaped flowers are white to pale pink in color and have
Nama depressa (Depressed Fiddleleaf) Lemmon ex A.Gray 1885
annual plant species in the namaceae family
Nama depressa (also spelt Nama depressum), commonly known as depressed fiddleleaf, is a species of flowering plant in the family Namaceae. It is native to Nevada and eastern California, where it grows in dry desert and mountain habitat, including the Mojave Desert.
Diplacus mohavensis (Mojave Monkeyflower) (Lemmon) G.L.Nesom 2012
annual plant species in the phrymaceae family
Diplacus mohavensis is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name Mojave monkeyflower.
Gentianella microcalyx (Chiricahua Dwarf-gentian) (Lemmon) J.M.Gillett 1957
annual plant species in the gentianaceae family
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Physematium plummerae (Lemmon) Li Bing Zhang, N.T.Lu & X.F.Gao 2020
plant species in the woodsiaceae family
Physematium plummerae is a species of fern known by the common name Plummer's cliff fern. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in rocky habitat in deserts and other areas. It has leaves up to 25 centimeters long with flexible reddish or purplish rachises covered in glandular hairs. The blade is made up of several pairs of leaflets which are subdivided into multilobed or toothed small segments. The species is named in honor of American botanist Sara Plummer Lemmon.
Potentilla saxosa Lemmon & S.A.Lemmon ex Greene 1888
perennial plant species in the rosaceae family
Potentilla saxosa, commonly known as rock mousetail and rock ivesia, is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. It is native to the mountains and deserts of central and southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in cracks and crevices in rock faces and slopes.
Pellaea mucronata ssp. californica (California Cliffbrake) (Lemmon) Windham 1993
plant subspecies in the pteridaceae family
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Phacelia rugulosa Lemmon ex Greene 1888
plant species in the hydrophyllaceae family
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Phacelia leucantha Lemmon ex Greene 1888
plant species in the hydrophyllaceae family
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Hesperocyparis pygmaea (Pygmy Cypress) (Lemmon) Bartel 2009
plant species in the cupressaceae family
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