Robert Hibbs Peebles

American botanist, explorer and agriculturist (1900-1955).

Robert Hibbs Peebles (1900–1956) was an American botanist and agronomist who worked for the United States Department of Agriculture. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the American Southwest and work on breeding cotton. His 1951 book Arizona Flora, co-authored with Thomas H. Kearney, and republished posthumously in 1960, is recognized as the most comprehensive study of Arizona plants of its time. Peebles named and described over 180 species or variety of plants, often in collaboration with Kearney. Peebles and Kearney also collaborated on cotton breeding, and their contribution

Abbreviations: Peebles
Occupations: botanist
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1900-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 23 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 34 plants, 0 fungi

23 plants attributed, 11 plants contributed to34 plants:

Agave chrysantha (Golden-flower Agave) Peebles 1935
perennial plant species in the asparagaceae family
Agave chrysantha, the golden-flowered century plant, is a plant species endemic to Arizona. The species is distinguished by its bright yellow flowers, born on a flowering stalk up to 7 m (21 feet) tall.
Ephedra cutleri (Navajo Ephedra) Peebles 1940
plant species in the ephedraceae family
Ephedra cutleri, the Navajo ephedra or Cutler's jointfir, is a species of Ephedra that is native to the Southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, Wyoming).
Echinocereus ledingii (Leding's Hedgehog Cactus) Peebles 1936
plant species in the cactaceae family
Echinocereus ledingii is a species of cactus native to Arizona.
Berberis harrisoniana (Kofa Mountain Barberry) Kearney & Peebles 1939
plant species in the berberidaceae family
Berberis harrisoniana (syn: Mahonia harrisoniana) is a rare species of flowering plant in the barberry family, Berberidaceae. It is known by the common names Kofa barberry, Kofa Mountain barberry, Harrison's barberry, and red barberry. It is native to the southwestern United States, where it occurs in the Sonoran Colorado Desert in far eastern San Bernardino County in southeastern California and in the Sonoran Desert region in southwestern Arizona (Yuma, La Paz, Pima and Maricopa counties). It occurs in shaded, rocky canyons in the mountains, at an elevation of approximately 800–1000 meters.
Astragalus egglestonii (Eggleston's Milkvetch) (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles 1939
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Sisyrinchium longipes (Timberland Blue-eyed Grass) (E.P.Bicknell) Kearney & Peebles 1939
perennial plant species in the iridaceae family
Sisyrinchium longipes, called the timberland blue-eyed grass, is a small herb native to Arizona, California and Chihuahua. It is an erect perennial up to 50 cm tall, with yellow to orange flowers, very often with prominent brown veins. It generally occurs in moist meadows, streambanks or pools in coniferous woods.
Desmodium metcalfei (Metcalfe's Ticktrefoil) (Rose & J.H.Painter) Kearney & Peebles 1939
perennial plant species in the fabaceae family
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Agave parryi var. couesii (Coues Agave) (Engelm. ex Trel.) Kearney & Peebles 1939
perennial plant variety in the asparagaceae family
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Fendlerella utahensis var. cymosa (Greene) Kearney & Peebles 1939
plant variety in the hydrangeaceae family
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Aquilegia coerulea var. pinetorum (Colorado Blue Columbine) (Tidestr.) Payson ex Kearney & Peebles 1942
perennial plant variety in the ranunculaceae family
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Amsonia tomentosa var. stenophylla (Eastwood's Bluestar) Kearney & Peebles 1939
perennial plant variety in the apocynaceae family
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Acer glabrum var. neomexicanum (New Mexico Maple) (Greene) Kearney & Peebles 1939
plant variety in the sapindaceae family
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Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys (Red Elderberry) (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles 1939
plant variety in the viburnaceae family
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Potentilla thurberi var. sanguinea (Flagstaff Cinquefoil) (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles 1939
plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Potentilla thurberi var. atrorubens (Scarlet Cinquefoil) (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles 1939
perennial plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Potentilla subviscosa var. ramulosa (Navajo Cinquefoil) (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles 1939
perennial plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Potentilla multifoliolata (Torr.) Kearney & Peebles 1939
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Potentilla crinita var. lemmonii (S.Watson) Kearney & Peebles 1939
plant variety in the rosaceae family
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Koeberlinia spinosa var. tenuispina (Crown Of Thorns) Kearney & Peebles 1939
plant variety in the koeberliniaceae family
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Galactia wrightii var. mollissima Kearney & Peebles 1939
perennial plant variety in the fabaceae family
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Crossosoma bigelovii var. glaucum (Small) Kearney & Peebles 1942
plant variety in the crossosomataceae family
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Cerastium nutans var. obtectum (Nodding Chickweed) Kearney & Peebles 1939
annual plant variety in the caryophyllaceae family
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Agave schottii var. treleasei (Trelease's Century Plant) (Toumey) Kearney & Peebles 1939
perennial plant variety in the asparagaceae family
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Ipomopsis macrosiphon (Longtube Ipomopsis) (Kearney & Peebles) V.E.Grant & Wilken 1992
perennial plant species in the polemoniaceae family
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Frangula obovata (Pearleaf Buckthorn) (Kearney & Peebles) G.L.Nesom & Sawyer 2009
plant species in the rhamnaceae family
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Echinocereus fendleri ssp. rectispinus (Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus) (Peebles) N.P.Taylor 1997
plant subspecies in the cactaceae family
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Sclerocactus parviflorus ssp. intermedius (Intermediate Fishhook Cactus) (Peebles) K.D.Heil & J.M.Porter 1994
plant subspecies in the cactaceae family
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Psorothamnus thompsoniae var. whitingii (Whiting's Dalea) (Kearney & Peebles) Barneby 1977
plant variety in the fabaceae family
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Mahonia harrisoniana (Kearney & Peebles) H.L.Li 1963
plant species in the berberidaceae family
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Ipomopsis multiflora ssp. whitingii (Kearney & Peebles) Wilken 2019
perennial plant subspecies in the polemoniaceae family
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