Volney Rattan

Botanist (1840-1915).

Volney Rattan (May 23, 1840 – March 4, 1915) was an American botanist (collector and teacher) who spent most of his professional life in California. He botanized in remote and wild areas of northwest California, finding many species new to science. He corresponded with eminent botanists Asa Gray and George Engelmann, and sent specimens to them. He was an inspiring teacher, and wrote books to help those with botanical interests to learn principles of taxonomy, and to help them identify native plants of California. Many plant species have been named after him.

Abbreviations: Rattan
Occupations: botanist
Citizenships: United States
Dates: 1840-05-04T00:00:00Z – 1915-03-04T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Wisconsin
Direct attributions: 3 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 6 plants, 0 fungi

3 plants attributed, 3 plants contributed to6 plants:

Campanula exigua (Chaparral Harebell) Rattan 1886
annual plant species in the campanulaceae family
Ravenella exigua, the chaparral bellflower, rock harebell, or Rattan campanula, is an annual flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae.
Downingia cuspidata (Toothed Calicoflower) (Greene) Rattan 1898
annual plant species in the campanulaceae family
Downingia cuspidata is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name toothed calicoflower. This showy wildflower is native to California, where it is a resident of ponds, meadows, and vernal pool ecosystems throughout the state. Its range may extend into Mexico. This annual grows on a branching erect stem with small leaves at intervals. At the top of each stem branch is one or more flowers, each about a centimeter wide. The tubular flower has two long, narrow, pointed upper lobes which may be blue or purple to nearly white. The lower lip is fused into one
Trifolium depauperatum var. amplectens (Pale Sack Clover) (Torr. & A.Gray) Rattan 1887
annual plant variety in the fabaceae family
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Leptosiphon ambiguus (Serpentine Linanthus) (Rattan) J.M.Porter & L.A.Johnson 2000
annual plant species in the polemoniaceae family
Leptosiphon ambiguus (syn. Linanthus ambiguus), the serpentine linanthus, is a low annual plant with narrowly lanceolate leaves and a vivid lavender flower. It grows generally in serpentine soils and is an endemic threatened species of the Bay Area in California.
Lepidium strictum (Upright Pepperweed) (S.Watson) Rattan ex B.L.Rob. 1895
annual plant species in the brassicaceae family
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Ravenella exigua (Chaparral Harebell) (Rattan) Morin 2020
annual plant species in the campanulaceae family
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