Philipp August Friedrich Mühlenpfordt

German botanist (1803-1891).

Philipp August Friedrich Mühlenpfordt (30 January 1803, Göttingen – 1891) was a German botanist. From 1819 he worked at "Hagenmarkt-Apotheke" (pharmacy) in Braunschweig, later studying medicine and sciences at the University of Göttingen. In 1826 he earned his medical doctorate, subsequently serving as a general practitioner in Göttingen. In 1831 he was appointed professor of zoology and botany by Karl Karmarsch (1803–1879) at the newly established Höhere Gewerbeschule in Hanover (today known as the Leibniz University Hannover). Here he taught classes until 1868. He is known for his investigat

Abbreviations: Muehlenpf.
Occupations: zoologist, university teacher, teacher, scientific collector, physician, botanist, botanical collector, biologist
Citizenships: German Empire
Languages: German
Dates: 1803-01-30T00:00:00Z – 1891-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Göttingen
Direct attributions: 2 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 10 plants, 0 fungi

2 plants attributed, 8 plants contributed to10 plants:

Mammillaria heyderi (Little Nipple Cactus) Muehlenpf. 1848
plant species in the cactaceae family
Mammillaria heyderi (commonly known as the Little Nipple cactus) is a species of pincushion cactus in the tribe Cacteae. It is endemic to Sonora and Chihuahua in Mexico and New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, and Oklahoma in the United States. Mammillaria heyderi typically grows no more than 1.5 inches above ground and can be hard to spot in winter, when it is nearly below ground level. It is found on dry hillsides and semidesert in lower to middle elevations and is characterized by its covering of short stems growing up to around 8mm high and 4-5mm wide, with up to around 15 spines extending in all
Echinocactus hamatocanthus Muehlenpf. 1846
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Austrocylindropuntia subulata (Eve's Pin) (Muehlenpf.) Backeb. 1942
plant species in the cactaceae family
Austrocylindropuntia subulata is a species of cactus native to the Peruvian Andes. The Latin specific epithet subulata means "awl-like", referring to the shape of the rudimentary leaves. It is also known by its common names as Eve's pin and Eve's needle.
Ferocactus hamatacanthus (Turk's Head) (Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose 1922
plant species in the cactaceae family
Ferocactus hamatacanthus, commonly named Turk's head, is a barrel cactus in the tribe Cacteae.
Stenocactus wippermannii (Muehlenpf.) A.Berger 1929
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Stenocactus heteracanthus (Muehlenpf.) A.Berger 1929
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Mammillaria formosa ssp. microthele (Muehlenpf.) D.R.Hunt 1997
plant subspecies in the cactaceae family
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Echinofossulocactus wippermannii (Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose 1922
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Echinofossulocactus heteracanthus (Muehlenpf.) Britton & Rose 1922
plant species in the cactaceae family
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Echinocereus coccineus ssp. roemeri (Muehlenpf.) W.Blum, Mich.Lange & Rutow 1998
plant subspecies in the cactaceae family
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