Robert Crichton Foster

Botanist (1904-1986).

Abbreviations: R.C.Foster
Occupations: scientific collector, curator, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1904-07-21T00:00:00Z – 1986-03-10T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Springfield
Direct attributions: 64 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 90 plants, 0 fungi
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64 plants attributed, 26 plants contributed to90 plants:

Iris munzii (Munz's Iris) R.C.Foster 1938
plant species in the iridaceae family
Iris munzii is a species of iris which is endemic to the Sierra Nevada foothills of Tulare County, California, mostly in the vicinity of the Tule River. It is quite rare in the wild. Its common names include Tulare lavender iris and Munz's iris. Its flowers grow in inflorescences of three to four per stem, and are usually lighter shades of purple and blue with darker veining. Albinos are known.
Iris fernaldii (Fernald's Iris) R.C.Foster 1938
plant species in the iridaceae family
Iris fernaldii, commonly known as Fernald's iris, is a species of iris endemic to western Northern California. It is native to the Inner and Outer North California Coast Ranges, such as the Santa Cruz Mountains, and surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area. It is found between 164–6,562 feet (50–2,000 m) in elevation. It grows in full sun near the coast, and afternoon shade inland. Fernald's are no longer found in pure form in Marin County, however; they have naturally hybridized with Iris douglasiana in this area.
Iris crocea (Golden Iris) Jacquem. ex R.C.Foster 1936
plant species in the iridaceae family
Iris crocea is a species in the genus Iris, it is also in the subgenus Limniris and the series Spuriae. It is a rhizomatous perennial plant, found in Kashmir. It is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is also commonly known as Golden Iris or Golden Flag. It was also known as Iris aurea for a long time, before that was regarded as a synonym of Iris crocea.
Trimezia steyermarkii (Trimezia) R.C.Foster 1962
plant species in the iridaceae family
Trimezia steyermarkii is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela. Plants are up to 150 cm tall, with rhizomes up to 2–4 cm long and 2–3 cm wide; leaves are lanceolate, 60–150 cm long by 2 cm wide; flowers are yellow with brown spots. In countries like Colombia and Venezuela, a name that is often given to this plant is "Hand of God" because of the three flower petals. Trimezia steyermarkii is closely related to T. martinicensis, with which it has been widely confused. See that article for differences.
Iris albomarginata R.C.Foster 1936
plant species in the iridaceae family
Iris albomarginata is a species in the genus Iris, in the subgenus Scorpiris. It is a bulbous perennial, native to the mountains of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in Central Asia.
Geissorhiza sulphurascens Schltr. ex R.C.Foster 1941
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Alophia drummondii (Propeller Flower) (Graham) R.C.Foster 1945
plant species in the iridaceae family
Alophia drummondii, commonly called propeller flower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is native to the North and South America, where it ranges from the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma southward into Mexico. There is also an apparent disjunct population in Paraguay. Its natural habitat is in sandy soils of open prairies and woodlands, often growing around partially shaded forest edges. Alophia drummondii is an herbaceous perennial with a bulbous base. Its leaves are linear-lanceolate and folded along the midrib. Each plant produces a few flowers, which only
Iris × thompsonii (Thompson's Iris) R.C.Foster 1936
plant hybrid species in the iridaceae family
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Trimezia lutea (Klatt) R.C.Foster 1962
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Sisyrinchium reitzii R.C.Foster 1962
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Sisyrinchium rambonis R.C.Foster 1950
perennial plant species in the iridaceae family
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Sisyrinchium papillosum R.C.Foster 1970
perennial plant species in the iridaceae family
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Sisyrinchium ivanii R.C.Foster 1948
perennial plant species in the iridaceae family
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Sisyrinchium hypsophilum I.M.Johnst. ex R.C.Foster 1948
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Sisyrinchium deflexum R.C.Foster 1962
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Sisyrinchium bromelioides R.C.Foster 1962
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Nemastylis nuttallii (Nuttall's Pleatleaf) Pickering ex R.C.Foster 1945
plant species in the iridaceae family
Nemastylis nuttallii, the Nuttall's pleatleaf, Ozark celestial-lily or pine woods lily, is a plant species native to Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma in the south-central United States. Some authors have mistakenly called this species N. coelestina. Nemastylis nuttallii is a bulb-forming perennial herb up to 40 cm (3 feet) tall. Stems are usually unbranched. Leaves are very narrow and linear. Flowers are pale blue, opening in the evening.
Moraea unifoliata R.C.Foster 1936
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Moraea trifida (Trifid Uintjie) R.C.Foster 1936
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Moraea clavata R.C.Foster 1936
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Mastigostyla hoppii R.C.Foster 1945
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Libertia colombiana R.C.Foster 1939
perennial plant species in the iridaceae family
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Hesperantha schlechteri (Baker) R.C.Foster 1936
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Hesperantha rupestris N.E.Br. ex R.C.Foster 1948
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Hesperantha minima (Baker) R.C.Foster 1941
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Hesperantha marlothii R.C.Foster 1948
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Hesperantha hantamensis Schltr. ex R.C.Foster 1948
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Geissorhiza ovalifolia R.C.Foster 1941
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Geissorhiza malmesburiensis (Swartland Satin) R.C.Foster 1941
plant species in the iridaceae family
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Geissorhiza louisabolusiae R.C.Foster 1941
plant species in the iridaceae family
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