Oliver Atkins Farwell

American botanist (1867-1944).

Oliver Atkins Farwell (13 December 1867, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts – 18 September 1944, Lake Linden, Michigan) was a herbarium curator, botanist, and drug inspector. As a boy he moved with his family to Michigan, where he was educated at public schools and the Michigan State Normal School. He taught in 1889 and 1890 at Michigan state secondary schools and from 1890 to 1892 at Michigan State Normal School. In 1892 Farwell became a herbarium curator and drug inspector for Parke, Davis and Company and retired there in 1933. Rogers McVaugh, Stanley A. Cain, and Dale J. Hagenah (1908–1971)

Abbreviations: Farw.
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Languages: English
Dates: 1867-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1944-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Dorchester
Direct attributions: 39 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 45 plants, 0 fungi

39 plants attributed, 6 plants contributed to45 plants:

Pyrrosia lingua (Tongue Fern) (Thunb.) Farw. 1931
medicinal plant species in the polypodiaceae family
Pyrrosia lingua is a species of epiphytic fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It occurs through China and Southeast Asia and into Japan and Taiwan. Pyrrosia lingua is grown as a cultivated plant, and multiple named cultivars have been developed.
Lilium michiganense (Michigan Lily) Farw. 1915
plant species in the liliaceae family
Lilium michiganense is a species of true lily commonly referred to as the Michigan lily. It is a wildflower present in prairie habitats in the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley regions of the United States and Canada, from South Dakota through Ontario to New York, south to Georgia and Oklahoma. Growing to 5 ft (1.5 m) tall by 2 ft (0.61 m) broad, Lilium michiganense is a bulbous herbaceous perennial with showy flowers in summer. The flowers are orange with dark brown spots and acutely recurved petals. This plant is widely cultivated as an ornamental. The Michigan lily is often confused
Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's-root) (L.) Farw. 1917
perennial plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Veronicastrum virginicum, or Culver's root, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is native to the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. Growing to 200 cm (79 in) tall by 45 cm (18 in) broad, it is an erect herbaceous perennial with slender racemes of white or occasionally pink or purple flowers in summer.
Pyrrosia lanceolatus (Lanceleaf Tongue Fern) Farw. 1931
plant species in the polypodiaceae family
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Pyrrosia lanceolata (Lanceleaf Tongue Fern) (L.) Farw. 1931
plant species in the polypodiaceae family
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Aureolaria flava (Smooth Yellow False Foxglove) (L.) Farw. 1919
perennial plant species in the orobanchaceae family
Aureolaria flava, commonly called smooth yellow false foxglove or Gérardie jaune, is a species of plant in the broomrape family that is native to the eastern United States and some parts of southern Canada. Aureolaria flava is a species of flowering plants found within the genus Aureolaria. Aureolaria plants are hemiparasitic, which is a character that in part describes its residing family Orobanchaceae. It is a perennial that produces yellow flowers in the late summer on herbaceous stems.
Gentiana × billingtonii (Billington's Gentian) Farw. 1923
plant hybrid species in the gentianaceae family
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Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima (Black-eyed Susan) Farw. 1904
annual and perennial plant variety in the asteraceae family
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Melilotus melilotusofficinalis Farw. 1900
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Achillea millefolium var. borealis (Bong.) Farw. 1929
plant variety in the asteraceae family
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Viola nephrophylloides Farw. 1929
perennial plant species in the violaceae family
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Trillium grandiflorum f. roseum (Rose-colored Wake-robin) Farw. 1919
plant form in the melanthiaceae family
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Trichophyllum tenuis Farw. 1920
plant species in the asteraceae family
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Solidago purshii var. racemosa (Greene) Farw. 1898
plant variety in the asteraceae family
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Solidago purshii var. gillmanii (A.Gray) Farw. 1930
plant variety in the asteraceae family
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Silene antirrhina f. apetela Farw. 1924
plant form in the caryophyllaceae family
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Sanguinaria canadensis f. incarnata Farw. 1941
plant form in the papaveraceae family
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Salomonia biflorum Farw. 1900
plant species in the polygalaceae family
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Rosa blanda var. hispida Farw. 1923
plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Quercus muehlenbergii var. alexandri Farw. 1924
plant variety in the fagaceae family
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Potentilla agrimonoides (Pursh) Farw. 1895
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Pleopeltis angusta var. stenoloma Farw. 1931
plant variety in the polypodiaceae family
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Oxalis stricta var. rufa (Small) Farw. 1918
plant variety in the oxalidaceae family
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Mulgedium canadense var. integrifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) Farw.
plant variety in the asteraceae family
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Lactuca serriola var. integrata Farw. 1926
plant variety in the asteraceae family
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Juncus acuminatus var. paradoxus (E.Mey.) Farw. 1928
plant variety in the juncaceae family
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Helianthus giganteus var. altissimus (L.) Farw. 1916
plant variety in the asteraceae family
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Gardenia petiolata Farw. 1922
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Elymus canadensis var. brachystachys (Short-spike Wildrye) (Scribn. & C.R.Ball) Farw. 1920
plant variety in the poaceae family
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Digitaria sanguinalis var. repens Farw. 1926
plant variety in the poaceae family
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