Peter William Ball

Canadian botanist (born 1932).

Peter William Ball (born 1932 in Croydon, UK) is an English-born botanist, plant collector, and plant taxonomist, specializing in caricology (the study of the genus Carex). After completing his O-Levels in 1948, Ball studied at Whitgift School, where he was taught by Cecil Thomas Prime, co-author of The Shorter British Flora (1948). In 1952 Ball matriculated at the University of Leicester, where he studied under Tom G. Tutin. Ball graduated from the University of Leicester with a B.Sc. in 1955 and a Ph.D. in 1960. While he was a graduate student, he worked with Tutin on a revision of Salicorni

Abbreviations: P.W.Ball
Occupations: botanist
Citizenships: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Dates: 1932-00-00T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 79 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 81 plants, 0 fungi

79 plants attributed, 2 plants contributed to81 plants:

Petrorhagia prolifera (Proliferous-pink) (L.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
Petrorhagia prolifera is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. Its native range is Europe to Iran, Northwestern Africa.
Petrorhagia nanteuilii (Proliferous-pink) (Burnat) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
Petrorhagia nanteuilii is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. Common names include childing pink, productive carnation, proliferous pink and wild carnation. P. nanteuilii in the British Isles was formerly not reliably separated from P. prolifera but now the two are recorded as separate species. Because of this the commonly used name proliferous pink is probably not correct for this taxon. It is an annual that grows to 50 cm tall. Leaves are linear, opposite and stem clasping. Small pink flowers are produced in small ovoid heads, with usually only one flower visible at
Argyrolobium zanonii (Silver Broom) (Turra) P.W.Ball 1968
plant species in the fabaceae family
Argyrolobium zanonii is a species of shrubby flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe and Africa, occurring in countries situated in the Western and Central Mediterranean, including, but not limited to, Greece, countries of Northwest Balkans, France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Additionally, it has been introduced into Germany.
Carex appalachica (Appalachian Sedge) J.M.Webber & P.W.Ball 1979
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex appalachica, the Appalachian sedge, is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is native to eastern temperate forests of the United States and Canada. The plant is wide-ranging in the northeastern United States and southern Canada while in the southern reaches of their range they are generally restricted to high elevations. A member of the large genus Carex, commonly known as sedges, this species is a member of the Carex rosea complex within the subgenus Vignea.
Bunium pachypodum P.W.Ball 1968
plant species in the apiaceae family
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Lotus azoricus P.W.Ball 1968
annual and perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Carex mckittrickensis (Guadalupe Mountain Sedge) P.W.Ball 1998
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex mckittrickensis, the Guadalupe Mountain sedge, is a species of sedge endemic to Guadalupe Mountains National Park in western Texas. It occurs on the sides of steep ravines and also in riparian forests.
Petrorhagia dianthoides (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Argyrolobium biebersteinii P.W.Ball 1968
plant species in the fabaceae family
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Sobolewskia sibirica (Willd.) P.W.Ball 1963
perennial plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Petrorhagia thessala (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia phthiotica (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia ochroleuca (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia lycica (P.H.Davis) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia kennedyae (A.K.Jacks. & Turrill) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia graminea (Sm.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia glumacea (Bory & Chaub.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia fasciculata (Margot & Reut.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia cretica (L.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia arabica (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia alpina (Hablitz) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Mangleticornia P.W.Ball, G.Kadereit & Cornejo 2017
plant genus in the amaranthaceae family
Mangleticornia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. The only species is Mangleticornia ecuadorensis. It is a shrub native to southwestern Ecuador and northern Peru (Tumbes Region).
Seseli bulgaricum P.W.Ball 1968
perennial plant species in the apiaceae family
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Salicornia nitens (Shiny Glasswort) P.W.Ball & Tutin 1959
annual plant species in the amaranthaceae family
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Petrorhagia rhiphaea (Pau & Font Quer) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia peroninii (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia peronini (Boiss.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia pamphylica (Boiss. & Balansa) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia macra (Boiss. & Hausskn.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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Petrorhagia hispidula (Boiss. & Heldr.) P.W.Ball & Heywood 1964
annual plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
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