Philip A. Munz

U.s. botanist, taxonomist and educator (1892–1974).

Philip Alexander Munz (1892–1974) was an American botanist, plant taxonomist and educator who worked at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden and was a professor of botany at Pomona College, serving as dean there for three years. In 1935 Munz published his Manual of Southern California Botany. Munz compiled the voluminous A California Flora with David D. Keck, published by the University of California Press in 1959, and with a supplement published in 1968. Munz published A California Flora without any research support and with a relatively small subvention for publication from the University of

Abbreviations: Munz
Occupations: university teacher, entomologist, botanist
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1892-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Saratoga
Direct attributions: 174 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 260 plants, 0 fungi

174 plants attributed, 86 plants contributed to260 plants:

Salvia brandegeei (Santa Rosa Island Sage) Munz 1932
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia brandegeei is a perennial evergreen shrub in the mint family known by the common names Santa Rosa Island sage or Brandegee's sage. It is a fragrant plant characterized by lavender flowers and dark green leaves. For many years, it was thought to be native only to Santa Rosa Island, one of the Channel Islands of California, until it was discovered along the coast of Baja California. It is threatened by development and mining along the mainland portions of its range, but otherwise has a stable population on Santa Rosa Island.
Salvia pachyphylla (Blue Sage) Epling ex Munz 1935
plant species in the lamiaceae family
Salvia pachyphylla (the rose sage, blue sage, or mountain desert sage) is a perennial shrub native to California, Nevada, and Arizona. In California, it grows between 5,000 to 10,000 ft (1,500 to 3,000 m) elevation on dry rocky slopes, blooming from July to September. It reaches 1 to 2 ft (0.30 to 0.61 m) high, with blue-violet flowers, rarely rose, growing in dense clusters. In the course of a study of the chemical composition of the flora used in Latin American traditional medicine, Ivan C. Guerrero and coworkers have performed phytochemical studies of extracts of the aerial parts from
Astragalus jaegerianus (Lane Mountain Milkvetch) Munz 1941
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
Astragalus jaegerianus is a rare species of milkvetch known by the common name Lane Mountain milkvetch. The plant was named for the biologist Edmund Jaeger, who first documented it in 1939.
Calystegia malacophylla (Sierra False Bindweed) (Greene) Munz 1968
plant species in the convolvulaceae family
Calystegia malacophylla is a species of morning glory known by the common name Sierra false bindweed . It is endemic to California, where it grows in several of the mountain ranges, including the Central Coast Ranges and the Sierra Nevada.
Fuchsia regia (Vand. ex Vell.) Munz 1943
plant species in the onagraceae family
Fuchsia regia is a plant species in the genus Fuchsia native to Brazil.
Taraxacum californicum (California Dandelion) Munz & I.M.Johnst. 1925
perennial plant species in the asteraceae family
Taraxacum californicum, also known as the California dandelion, is an endangered species of dandelion endemic to the San Bernardino Mountains of California. It grows in mountain meadows. Taraxacum californicum is a small perennial wildflower which resembles its close relative, the widespread weed known as the common dandelion (T. officinale). T. californicum has green, red-veined, lobed or toothed leaves and yellow flower heads yielding brown and white fruits. There are fewer than 20 occurrences known of the plant, and several occurrences include just a few individuals. The plant can
Ribes thacherianum (Santa Cruz Island Gooseberry) (Jeps.) Munz 1958
plant species in the grossulariaceae family
Ribes thacherianum, with the common name Santa Cruz gooseberry, or Santa Cruz Island gooseberry, is a rare North American species of currant found only on the island of Santa Cruz off the coast of California.
Monardella robisonii (Robison's Monardella) Epling ex Munz 1935
perennial plant species in the lamiaceae family
Monardella robisonii is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, known by the common name Robison's monardella.
Fuchsia bracelinae Munz 1943
plant species in the onagraceae family
Fuchsia bracelinae is a species of Fuchsia found in Brazil.
Epixiphium (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Munz 1926
plant genus in the plantaginaceae family
Epixiphium wislizeni, commonly known as baloonbush, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Epixiphium. It is a scrambling or climbing perennial subshrub native to Chihuahua state in northern Mexico and the south western United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas) where it grows in sand dunes. It has tubular flowers in shades of blue to violet and white and more-or-less triangular untoothed leaves. The species was first described in 1859 as Maurandya wislizeni. In 1926 Philip A. Munz placed it in a separate genus
Dalea mollissima (Soft Prairie Clover) (Rydb.) Munz 1958
plant species in the fabaceae family
Dalea mollissima is a desert wildflower plant in the legume family (Fabaceae), with the common names soft prairie clover, downy dalea, and silk dalea.
Scopulophila rixfordii (Rixford Rockwort) (Brandegee) Munz & I.M.Johnst. 1923
perennial plant species in the caryophyllaceae family
Scopulophila rixfordii is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Rixford's rockwort. The plant is native to the Mojave Desert of eastern California, southern Nevada, and probably Arizona. It grows in rocky habitat, including sheer limestone cliffs and canyons.
Phacelia insularis (Coast Phacelia) Munz 1932
annual plant species in the hydrophyllaceae family
Phacelia insularis, the coast phacelia is a rare species of phacelia. It is endemic to California, where it has a disjunct distribution. Phacelia insularis var. continentis – North Coast phacelia, is known only from the coastline of Mendocino and Marin Counties Phacelia insularis var. insularis – North Channel Islands phacelia, is native to Santa Rosa and San Miguel Islands, two of the Channel Islands of California. The latter variety is federally listed as an endangered species and may be currently limited to one occurrence on Santa Rosa Island.
Pectocarya platycarpa (Broadfruit Combseed) Munz & I.M.Johnst. 1928
plant species in the boraginaceae family
Pectocarya platycarpa is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common names broadfruit combseed and wide-toothed pectocarya. It is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, where it grows in many types of coastal and inland habitat, from mountains to desert. This is an annual herb producing a slender, rough-haired stem, generally upright to erect in form to a maximum height of 25 centimeters. The small, pointed linear leaves are alternately arranged, widely spaced along the stem. The inflorescence is a series of flowers, each on a curved
Oenothera kunthiana (Kunth's Evening Primrose) (Spach) Munz 1932
plant species in the onagraceae family
Oenothera kunthiana, Kunth's evening primrose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Onagraceae. It is native to southern Texas, Mexico, Central America, and Hispaniola, and it has been introduced to Hawaii. It is an annual reaching 40 cm (16 in).
Epixiphium wislizeni (Balloonbush) (Engelm. ex A.Gray) Munz 1926
perennial plant species in the plantaginaceae family
Epixiphium wislizeni, commonly known as baloonbush, is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family, Plantaginaceae. It is the sole species in genus Epixiphium. It is a scrambling or climbing perennial subshrub native to Chihuahua state in northern Mexico and the south western United States (Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas) where it grows in sand dunes. It has tubular flowers in shades of blue to violet and white and more-or-less triangular untoothed leaves. The species was first described in 1859 as Maurandya wislizeni. In 1926 Philip A. Munz placed it in a separate genus
Calochortus simulans (La Panza Mariposa Lily) (Hoover) Munz 1968
plant species in the liliaceae family
Calochortus simulans is a California species of flowering plant in the lily family known by the common name San Luis Obispo mariposa lily, not to be confused with the San Luis mariposa lily C. obispoensis.
Aquilegia rockii Munz 1946
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Aquilegia rockii is a perennial flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae, native to southern China.
Fuchsia lehmannii Munz 1943
plant species in the onagraceae family
Fuchsia lehmannii is a species of plant in the family Onagraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Fuchsia gehrigeri Munz 1943
plant species in the onagraceae family
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Draba jaegeri (Jaeger's Draba) Munz & I.M.Johnst. 1929
plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Aquilegia barnebyi (Oil Shale Columbine) Munz 1949
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
Aquilegia barnebyi, commonly known as the oil shale columbine or Barneby's columbine, is a perennial species of flowering plant in the buttercup family, with a native range comprising northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado in the United States. It is named after Rupert Charles Barneby, who, with Harry Dwight Dillon Ripley, first discovered it in Colorado.
Aconitum novoluridum Munz 1945
perennial plant species in the ranunculaceae family
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Tetradymia argyraea (Striped Horsebrush) Munz & J.C.Roos 1950
plant species in the asteraceae family
Tetradymia argyraea is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common names striped cottonthorn and striped horsebrush. It is native to the desert mountains of the southwestern United States, particularly of California, Nevada, and Arizona, where it grows in desert woodland habitat. It is a woolly, spiny shrub growing one half to nearly two meters in maximum height. The erect stems are white-woolly except for bare stripes at intervals. The leaves are linear in shape and harden as they age, becoming spiny. The larger leaves are woolly and there are clusters of smaller,
Pseudobahia peirsonii (San Joaquin Adobe Sunburst) Munz 1949
plant species in the asteraceae family
Pseudobahia peirsonii is a rare species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names San Joaquin adobe sunburst and Tulare pseudobahia. It is endemic to California, where it is known from a few mostly small occurrences along the southeastern side of the San Joaquin Valley where it rises into the Sierra Nevada foothills. It grows in grassland and oak woodland habitat. It prefers heavy adobe clay soils. The plant became a federally listed threatened of the United States in 1997. This species is an annual herb growing 20 to 70 centimeters tall. It has a thin coating of
Oenothera parodiana Munz 1933
annual plant species in the onagraceae family
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Oenothera featherstonei Munz & I.M.Johnst. 1925
plant species in the onagraceae family
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Oenothera engelmannii (Engelmann's Evening Primrose) (Small) Munz 1931
annual plant species in the onagraceae family
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Oenothera cavernae (Cavedwelling Evening Primrose) Munz 1942
annual plant species in the onagraceae family
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Oenothera arequipensis Munz & I.M.Johnst. 1925
annual plant species in the onagraceae family
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