Stephen Thayer Olney

American botanist (1812-1878).

Stephen Thayer Olney (February 15, 1812 – July 27, 1878) was an American manufacturer and botanist with expertise in the genus Carex. He issued the exsiccata Carices Boreali-Americanae ex coll. variorum, distribuit S. T. Olney anno 1870. The monotypic plant genus Olneya (Olneya tesota, desert ironwood) was named in his honor by his friend and fellow botanist Asa Gray. The standard author abbreviation Olney is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Abbreviations: Olney
Occupations: businessperson, botanist
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1812-02-15T00:00:00Z – 1878-07-27T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Rhode Island
Direct attributions: 11 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 18 plants, 0 fungi

11 plants attributed, 7 plants contributed to18 plants:

Carex athrostachya (Slenderbeak Sedge) Olney 1872
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex athrostachya is a species of sedge known by the common name slenderbeak sedge. It is native to western North America, including Alaska to central Canada, the western contiguous United States, and just into Baja California.
Carex haydeniana (Cloud Sedge) Olney 1871
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex haydeniana is a species of sedge known by the common name cloud sedge. It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south to California and New Mexico. It grows in moist, rocky areas in subalpine and alpine climates.
Carex luzulina (Woodrush Sedge) Olney 1868
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex luzulina is a species of sedge known by the common name woodrush sedge. It is native to Canada and the USA.
Carex bolanderi (Bolander Sedge) Olney 1868
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex whitneyi (Whitney's Sedge) Olney 1868
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex silicea (Beach Sedge) Olney 1868
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex silicea, known as beach sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America. It is found in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.
Carex glaucodea (Blue Sedge) Tuck. ex Olney 1868
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex gynodynama (Olney's Hairy Sedge) Olney 1868
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex hallii (Deer Sedge) Olney 1871
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Carex sartwelliana (Yosemite Sedge) Olney 1868
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Polygonum careyi (Carey's Smartweed) Olney 1847
annual plant species in the polygonaceae family
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Carex bebbii (Bebb Sedge) (L.H.Bailey) Olney ex Fernald 1902
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex bebbii, Bebb's sedge, is a species of sedge native to the northern United States and Canada. Carex bebbii grows in a variety of wetland habitats such as lakeshores, streambanks, ditches, meadows, swamps, and seeps. It forms dense tufts with culms up to 90 centimeters (35 in) tall.
Carex mendocinensis (Mendocino Sedge) Olney ex Boott 1880
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
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Schoenoplectus torreyi (Torrey's Bulrush) (Olney) Palla 1911
plant species in the cyperaceae family
Schoenoplectus torreyi, common name Torrey bulrush or Torrey's bulrush, is a species of Schoenoplectus found in North America.
Carex suberecta (Prairie Straw Sedge) (Olney) Britton 1905
perennial plant species in the cyperaceae family
Carex suberecta, known as prairie straw sedge, is a species of sedge native to North America.
Persicaria careyi (Carey's Smartweed) (Olney) Greene 1904
annual plant species in the polygonaceae family
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Carex crinita var. porteri (Olney) Fernald 1897
perennial plant variety in the cyperaceae family
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Carex capillaris var. elongata Olney ex Fernald 1902
plant variety in the cyperaceae family
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