W. W. Ashe

Botanist and forester with the north carolina geological survey (1872–1932).

William Willard Ashe (June 4, 1872 – March 18, 1932) was an American forester and botanist. He was known as a prolific collector of plant specimens and an early proponent of conservationism in the Southern United States.

Abbreviations: Ashe
Occupations: silviculturist, scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United States
Languages: English
Dates: 1872-00-00T00:00:00Z – 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Raleigh
Direct attributions: 70 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 108 plants, 0 fungi

70 plants attributed, 38 plants contributed to108 plants:

Quercus inopina (Sandhill Oak) Ashe 1929
plant species in the fagaceae family
Quercus inopina, the sandhill oak, is an uncommon North American species of oak shrub. It has been found only in the state of Florida in the southeastern United States. It is a branching shrub up to 5 meters (17 feet) in height. The bark is gray, twigs purplish brown. The leaves are broad, up to 85 millimeters (3+3⁄8 inches) long, usually hairless, with no teeth or lobes.
Castanea ozarkensis (Ozark Chinquapin) Ashe 1923
plant species in the fagaceae family
Castanea ozarkensis, also known as the Ozark chinkapin (also spelled chinquapin), is a species of tree that is native to the United States. It is in the Castanea genus that includes chestnuts and types of chestnut known as chinkapins.
Quercus similis (Swamp Post Oak) Ashe 1924
plant species in the fagaceae family
Quercus similis, the swamp post oak or bottomland post oak, is an oak species native to the southeastern and south-central United States. The greatest concentration of populations is in Louisiana and Arkansas, Mississippi, and eastern Texas, with isolated population in Missouri, Alabama, and the Coastal Plain of Georgia and South Carolina. Quercus similis is a deciduous tree up to 25 meters (82 feet) tall. It has a straight trunk. The bark is brown and flaky. The branches are gray, and between 2 and 3 millimeters (1⁄16 and 1⁄8 inch) in diameter. The leaves are between 8 and 12 centimeters (3
Crataegus coccinioides (Large-flowered Cockspurthorn) Ashe 1900
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus coccinioides is a species of hawthorn known by the common names Kansas hawthorn and large-flowered cockspurthorn. Crataegus coccinioides is native from Kansas, to New England, and the southernmost parts of Ontario and Quebec. It has large flowers and leaves and fruit that appear pinkish until polished to reveal the red colour underneath the wax bloom. Crataegus coccinioides (or its var. locuples) is a synonym of Crataegus dilatata.
Crataegus chrysocarpa (Fire-berry Hawthorn) Ashe 1900
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus chrysocarpa is a species of hawthorn that is native to much of the continental United States and Canada. Common names fireberry hawthorn and goldenberry hawthorn, as well as the scientific name all refer to the colour of the unripe fruit, although the mature fruit is red and in var. vernonensis is "deep claret-colored … nearly black when over-ripe". Three varieties C. chrysocarpa var. chrysocarpa, var. piperi, and var. vernonensis are recognized.
Crataegus macrosperma (Big-fruit Hawthorn) Ashe 1900
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus macrosperma, the bigfruit hawthorn is a species of hawthorn native to most of the eastern United States and adjacent Canada, though uncommon at lower altitudes in the south. It is sometimes misidentified as C. flabellata. It is one of the earliest hawthorns to bloom in spring.
Crataegus holmesiana (Holmes' Hawthorn) Ashe 1900
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus holmesiana is a species of hawthorn. It is closely related to the scarlet hawthorn, but with more elongated fruit and leaves.
Crataegus erythropoda (Cerro Hawthorn) Ashe 1900
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus erythropoda is a hawthorn native to the southern Rocky Mountains in the United States. The leaves are conspicuously shiny above and fruit ("haws") are dark purplish red. It is seldom cultivated, but at one time was listed in the nursery trade under the common name "Chocolate Haw". It is closely related to C. rivularis which has fruit that are fully black when ripe.
Crataegus pulcherrima (Beautiful Hawthorn) Ashe 1900
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus pulcherrima is a species of Hawthorn native to the southeastern United States. This species and those related to it that are classified in Crataegus series Pulcherrimae have been largely ignored since they were originally described in 1903, but warrant consideration as ornamental cultivated plants.
Crataegus pennsylvanica (Pennsylvania Hawthorn) Ashe 1902
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus pennsylvanica, known as the Pennsylvania thorn, is a species of hawthorn native to Delaware, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, that grows to about 8 m in height. The mature trees have few thorns. This species has often been confounded with C. mollis, but the two species have separate native ranges except for an area of overlap in northeastern Ohio.
Crataegus schuettei (Schuette's Hawthorn) Ashe 1901
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus schuettei, the royal hawthorn or Schuette's hawthorn, is a species of shrubby tree in the family Rosaceae, native to northeastern North America; from Arkansas and North Carolina north to Ontario and Quebec. It is typically found growing in forest edges and old fields. Its ripe fruit is red.
Andropogon gyrans (Elliott's Bluestem) Ashe 1898
perennial plant species in the poaceae family
Andropogon gyrans is a species of grass known as Elliott's bluestem. It is native to the central and eastern United States. It can be found in disturbed areas.
Crataegus prona (Illinois Hawthorn) Ashe 1903
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Crataegus lumaria (Roundleaf Hawthorn) Ashe 1903
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Crataegus dodgei (Dodge's Hawthorn) Ashe 1903
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Amelanchier obovalis (Coastal Serviceberry) (Michx.) Ashe 1903
plant species in the rosaceae family
Amelanchier obovalis, the coastal serviceberry, coastal juneberry, or shadbush, is a species of flowering plant in the Rosaceae family. It is native to the Atlantic coastal plain of the United States, from New Jersey to Georgia, typically in pine barrens and other dry woodlands. A deciduous shrub that grows to 3–5 ft (1–2 m) tall, with small five-petaled white flowers. It produces edible dark blue to purple-black fruits and has dull green leaves that can grow up to 2 in (50 mm) long.
Rubus × immanis (Watauga River Blackberry) Ashe 1903
plant hybrid species in the rosaceae family
Rubus immanis is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the state of North Carolina in the eastern United States. The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy. Some studies have suggested that R. immanis may have originated as a hybrid between R. allegheniensis and R. canadensis.
Rubus boyntonii (Boynton's Dewberry) Ashe 1903
plant species in the rosaceae family
Rubus boyntonii, also called Boynton's dewberry, is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the rose family. It has been found only in the States of Virginia and North Carolina in the east-central United States. The genetics of Rubus is extremely complex, so that it is difficult to decide on which groups should be recognized as species. There are many rare species with limited ranges such as this. Further study is suggested to clarify the taxonomy. Some studies have suggested that R. boyntonii may have originated as a hybrid between R. allegheniensis and R. flagellaris.
Ilex × attenuata (Topal Holly) Ashe 1924
plant hybrid species in the aquifoliaceae family
Ilex × attenuata, the topal holly, is the result of a cross between Ilex cassine (dahoon) and Ilex opaca (American holly). It is a naturally occurring hybrid found in the southeastern United States where the ranges of the parents overlap, but hybrid cultivars have also been created. The best known cultivars are 'Fosteri', Foster holly, which does not require males to set fruit, and 'Savannah', with very showy red fruit.
Crataegus tinctoria (Dyed Hawthorn) Ashe 1902
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Crataegus ravida (Jeweled Hawthorn) Ashe 1901
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Crataegus populnea (Poplar Hawthorn) Ashe 1902
plant species in the rosaceae family
Crataegus populnea is a hawthorn native to the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada. The flowers have about 10 stamens with red to purple anthers, and the fruit are orange to red, about 1 cm in diameter, spherical or oblong. Crataegus compta is a variant with pear-shaped fruit.
Crataegus pearsonii (Pearson's Hawthorn) Ashe 1900
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Crataegus indicens (Mansfield Hawthorn) Ashe 1903
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Crataegus glareosa (Port Huron Hawthorn) Ashe 1902
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Crataegus beadlei (Beadle's Hawthorn) Ashe 1900
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Rubus trux (Lookout Mountain Blackberry) Ashe 1903
plant species in the rosaceae family
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Quercus × walteriana Ashe 1916
plant hybrid species in the fagaceae family
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Quercus × venulosa Ashe 1926
plant hybrid species in the fagaceae family
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Quercus × moultonensis Ashe 1922
plant hybrid species in the fagaceae family
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