Morton Eaton Peck

American botanist and poet (1871–1959).

Morton Eaton Peck (1871–1959) was an American botanist specializing in flora of Oregon. He was professor of botany at Willamette University. He wrote Manual of the Higher Plants of Oregon. Botanist Arthur Cronquist commented that Peck's Oregon plant collection was "the most complete, so far as I know that exists."

Abbreviations: M.Peck
Occupations: scientific collector, poet, ornithologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1871-03-12T00:00:00Z – 1959-12-04T00:00:00Z
Birth place: La Porte City
Direct attributions: 26 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 38 plants, 0 fungi

26 plants attributed, 12 plants contributed to38 plants:

Sedum oregonense (Cream Stonecrop) (S.Watson) M.Peck 1941
perennial plant species in the crassulaceae family
Sedum oregonense is a species of flowering plant in the family Crassulaceae known by the common name cream stonecrop. It is native to the Klamath Ranges of southern Oregon and northern California, where it grows in rocky habitat. It is a succulent plant forming basal rosettes of leaves up to about 4 centimeters long. Smaller leaves occur higher up the stem. The leaves are green in color and waxy in texture. The inflorescence is an upright, wide open array of flowers. The flowers have yellow petals with red-tinged or white-speckled undersides.
Astragalus tyghensis (Tygh Valley Milkvetch) M.Peck 1936
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus tyghensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Tygh Valley milkvetch. It is endemic to Oregon in the United States, where it is known only from the Tygh Valley of Wasco County. This species is a perennial herb growing from a stout taproot and a branching caudex. The plant forms mats or clumps, with stems growing prostrate or upright and up to 55 centimeters long. Most of the plant is covered in long, silky hairs. The leaves are divided into a number of leaflets each up to 1.7 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a raceme of up to 40
Astragalus solitarius (Lonesome Milkvetch) M.Peck 1945
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Mentzelia mollis (Soft Blazingstar) M.Peck 1945
annual plant species in the loasaceae family
Mentzelia mollis is a species of flowering plant in the Loasaceae known by the common names soft blazingstar, smooth blazingstar, and smooth stickleaf. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada.
Astragalus applegatei (Applegate's Milkvetch) M.Peck 1936
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus applegatei is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common name Applegate's milkvetch. Its scientific name is also spelt Astragalus applegatii. It is endemic to Klamath County, Oregon, where it is known from three populations, one of which is made up of only three plants. Much of the remaining habitat is seriously threatened by development, introduced plant species, and other forces. This is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. The plant is a perennial herb with clustered or spreading prostrate stems growing from a taproot. It may form mats nearly a metre
Rubus bartonianus (Barton's Raspberry) M.Peck 1934
plant species in the rosaceae family
Rubus bartonianus, or Barton's raspberry, is an uncommon North American species of flowering plant in the rose family.
Calochortus × indecorus (Sexton Mountain Mariposa Lily) Ownbey & M.Peck 1954
plant hybrid species in the liliaceae family
Calochortus indecorus was a species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name Sexton Mountain mariposa lily. It was known only from Sexton Mountain in Josephine County, Oregon, in the United States. It is now presumed extinct. This perennial herb had a thick, unbranched stem up to 22 centimeters long. The inflorescence contained up to 6 bell-shaped lavender flowers. The fruit was a winged capsule up to 2 centimeters long. The plant's habitat was serpentine mountain slopes. This plant was only collected once and has not been located since. It may have been made extinct by
Polygonum heterosepalum (Oddsepal Knotweed) M.Peck & Ownbey 1950
plant species in the polygonaceae family
Polygonum heterosepalum, common name dwarf desert knotweed or oddsepal knotweed, is a plant species native to the Great Basin Desert in southwestern Idaho, northern Nevada, northeastern California, and southwestern Oregon. It has been reported from 1 county in California (Modoc), 4 in Nevada (Washoe, Humboldt, Elko and Lander), 4 in Idaho (Owyhee, Twin Falls, Elmore and Gooding), and 5 in Oregon (Lake, Malheur, Harney, Grant and Crook). The species occurs in dry, open sites in sagebrush plains and pine woodlands. Polygonum heterosepalum is a short herb up to 5 centimetres (2.0 in) tall,
Eriogonum novonudum (False Naked Buckwheat) M.Peck 1945
perennial plant species in the polygonaceae family
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Stylocline psilocarphoides (Peck Neststraw) M.Peck 1945
plant species in the asteraceae family
Stylocline psilocarphoides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names baretwig neststraw and Peck's neststraw. It is native to the western United States from Idaho to southeastern California, where it grows in deserts and other dry, sandy, gravelly habitat. It is a small annual herb growing at ground level with stems measuring 1 to 18 centimeters in length. It is woolly or felt-like in texture with a coating of white hairs. The pointed leaves are up to 1.8 centimeters long and alternately arranged. The inflorescence bears oval flower heads no more than
Viola purpurea ssp. geophyta M.S.Baker & J.C.Clausen ex M.Peck 1941
plant subspecies in the violaceae family
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Viola praemorsa var. major (Hook.) M.Peck 1941
perennial plant variety in the violaceae family
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Viola praemorsa var. linguifolia (Broad-leaved Yellow Prairie Violet) (Nutt.) M.Peck 1941
perennial plant variety in the violaceae family
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Prunus subcordata var. oregana (Greene) W.Wight ex M.Peck 1915
plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Potentilla anomalifolia M.Peck 1936
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Phacelia ramosissima var. subglabra M.Peck 1928
annual plant variety in the hydrophyllaceae family
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Pedicularis centranthera var. exulans M.Peck 1928
perennial plant variety in the orobanchaceae family
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Lathyrus pauciflorus var. utahensis (M.E.Jones) M.Peck 1941
perennial plant variety in the fabaceae family
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Horkelia fusca var. pseudocapitata (Rydb. ex Howell) M.Peck 1941
plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Hieracium leachiae M.Peck
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Haplopappus lanulosus (Greene) M.Peck
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Frasera umpquaensis (Umpqua Green-gentian) M.Peck & Applegate 1941
perennial plant species in the gentianaceae family
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Eriogonum ovalifolium var. ochroleucum (Cushion Buckwheat) (Small ex Rydb.) M.Peck 1941
perennial plant variety in the polygonaceae family
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Eriogonum ochrocephalum var. calcareum (Whitewoolly Buckwheat) (S.Stokes) M.Peck 1945
plant variety in the polygonaceae family
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Astragalus lentiginosus var. platyphyllidius (Broadleaf Milkvetch) (Rydb.) M.Peck 1941
perennial plant variety in the fabaceae family
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Allium falcifolium var. brevius L.F.Hend. ex M.Peck 1941
plant variety in the amaryllidaceae family
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Silene douglasii var. oraria (Seabluff Catchfly) (M.Peck) C.L.Hitchc. & Maguire 1947
perennial plant variety in the caryophyllaceae family
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Sedum laxum ssp. heckneri (Heckner's Stonecrop) (M.Peck) R.T.Clausen 1942
perennial plant subspecies in the crassulaceae family
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Ribes velutinum var. gooddingii (M.Peck) C.L.Hitchc. 1961
plant variety in the grossulariaceae family
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Potentilla gracilis var. indiges (M.Peck) Ertter & N.M.House 2024
perennial plant variety in the rosaceae family
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