Joseph Whipple Congdon

American attorney and plant collector (1834-1910).

Joseph Whipple Congdon (April 13, 1834 – April 5, 1910) was a lawyer by trade who contributed significantly to early botanical exploration in California, particularly in the Yosemite region, where he resided in Mariposa from 1882 until 1905. Congdon was born in Pomfret, Connecticut and graduated Brown University with the class of 1855. He was admitted to the bar in Providence, Rhode Island in 1860. He served a term in the Rhode Island legislature for 1878–79. The "Analytical Class-Book of Botany", coauthored with his aunt, [carrying the epigram "Science is the only interpreter of Nature"] a

Abbreviations: Congdon
Occupations: scientific collector, lawyer, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1834-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1910-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Pomfret
Direct attributions: 2 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 7 plants, 0 fungi

2 plants attributed, 5 plants contributed to7 plants:

Erigeron mariposanus (Mariposa Daisy) Congdon 1900
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
Erigeron mariposanus is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names foothill fleabane, Mariposa daisy, or Mariposa erigeron. It has been found only in a few locations in Mariposa County in California. Some sources say that it is now probably extinct. Erigeron mariposanus is a perennial herb up to 28 centimeters (11 inches) tall, producing a woody taproot. The leaves and the stem are covered with hairs. The plant generally produces 1-4 flower heads per stem, each head with up to 22 blue ray florets surrounding numerous yellow disc florets.
Lupinus deflexus Congdon 1904
annual plant species in the fabaceae family
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Marah horrida (Sierra Man-root) (Congdon) Dunn 1913
plant species in the cucurbitaceae family
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Diplacus viscidus (Viscid Monkeyflower) (Congdon) G.L.Nesom 2012
annual plant species in the phrymaceae family
Diplacus viscidus is a species of monkeyflower known by the common name sticky monkeyflower.
Phacelia vallicola (Mariposa Phacelia) Congdon ex Brand 1911
annual plant species in the hydrophyllaceae family
Phacelia vallicola is a species of phacelia known by the common name mariposa phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Sierra Nevada and adjacent southernmost slopes of the Cascade Range. It grows in coniferous forest, chaparral, and other mountain and foothill habitat. It is an annual herb growing erect to a maximum height around 27 centimeters. It is coated in soft and stiff hairs. The leaves are oval or lance-shaped, smooth-edged, and borne on short petioles. The hairy inflorescence is a one-sided curving or coiling cyme of bell-shaped flowers. Each flower is
Cirsium tioganum (Stemless Thistle) (Congdon) Petr. 1917
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
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Lupinus citrinus var. deflexus (Mariposa Lupine) (Congdon) Jeps. 1936
annual plant variety in the fabaceae family
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