William Withering

English scientist (1741-1799).

William Withering FRS (17 March 1741 – 6 October 1799) was an English botanist, geologist, chemist, physician and first systematic investigator of the bioactivity of digitalis. Withering was born in Wellington, Shropshire, the son of a surgeon. He trained as a physician and studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh Medical School. He worked at Birmingham General Hospital from 1779. The story is that he noticed a person with dropsy (swelling from congestive heart failure) improve remarkably after taking a traditional herbal remedy; Withering became famous for recognising that the active i

Abbreviations: With.
Occupations: scientific collector, pteridologist, physicist, physician, mycologist, geologist, chemist, bryologist, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of Great Britain
Languages: English
Dates: 1741-03-17T00:00:00Z – 1799-10-06T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Wellington
Direct attributions: 10 plants, 73 fungi
Authorship mentions: 22 plants, 101 fungi

10 plants attributed, 12 plants contributed to22 plants:

Cardamine flexuosa (Wavy Bitter Cress) With. 1796
edible, annual, medicinal, and vegetable plant species in the brassicaceae family
Cardamine flexuosa, commonly known as wavy bittercress or wood bitter-cress, is an herbaceous annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial plant in the cabbage family (Brassicaceae).
Alisma lanceolatum (Narrow-leaved Water-plantain) With. 1796
plant species in the alismataceae family
Alisma lanceolatum is a species of aquatic plant in the water plantain family known by the common names lanceleaf water plantain and narrow-leaved water plantain. It is widespread across Europe, North Africa and temperate Asia. It is naturalized in Australia, New Zealand, Oregon, California and British Columbia. It is considered a noxious weed in some places. This species is a weed of rice fields in many areas, including New South Wales and California. In England and Wales it is occasionally locally found, in Ireland it is rare, and Scotland it is very rare. It is found in mud and in fresh
Jungermannia pumila (Dwarf Flapwort) With. 1796
plant species in the jungermanniaceae family
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Ranunculus aquatilis var. diffusus (Threadleaf Buttercup) With. 1796
plant variety in the ranunculaceae family
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Bryum ruralis (Hedw.) With.
plant species in the bryaceae family
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Bryum recurvirostre (Hedw.) With.
plant species in the bryaceae family
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Riccia auriformis With. 1776
plant species in the ricciaceae family
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Galium tricorne With. 1787
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Cardamine flexuosa var. flexuosa With.
plant variety in the brassicaceae family
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Bryum verticillatum With.
plant species in the bryaceae family
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Riccardia chamedryfolia (Jagged Germanderwort) (With.) Grolle 1969
plant species in the aneuraceae family
Riccardia chamedryfolia, the jagged germanderwort, is a species of liverwort, a terrestrial plant which has been adapted by aquarist as an ornamental plant for the freshwater planted aquarium hobby. It is also known as Mini or Coral Pellia due to its growth similarity to coral when submerged underwater). It is native to the damp forests of south eastern places of Asia but is now generally spread throughout the world.
Tortula acaulon (Cuspidate Earth-moss) (With.) R.H.Zander 1993
plant species in the pottiaceae family
Tortula acaulon, formerly Phascum cuspidatum, the cuspidate earth-moss or toothed phascum moss, is a moss with 3 mm leaves which forms green patches. It is very common and has a number of varieties in a wide range of habitats. The variety piliferum occurs on sandy soils near the sea.
Porella arborisvitae (Bitter Scalewort) (With.) Grolle 1969
plant species in the porellaceae family
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Eucladium verticillatum (Whorled Tufa-moss) (With.) Bruch & Schimp. 1846
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Puccinellia rupestris (Stiff Salt-marsh-grass) (With.) Fernald & Weath. 1916
annual plant species in the poaceae family
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Microbryum rectum (Upright Pottia) (With.) R.H.Zander 1993
plant species in the pottiaceae family
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Scapania ornithopoides (With.) Waddell 1897
plant species in the scapaniaceae family
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Imbribryum alpinum (Alpine Thread-moss) (Huds. ex With.) N.Pedersen 2005
plant species in the bryaceae family
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Grimmia verticillata (With.) Turner
plant species in the grimmiaceae family
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Solidago virgaurea ssp. lapponica (With.) Tzvelev 1994
perennial plant subspecies in the asteraceae family
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Persicaria lapathifolia ssp. pallida (With.) Á.Löve 1948
plant subspecies in the polygonaceae family
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Erodium pimpinellifolium (With.) Sibth. 1794
plant species in the geraniaceae family
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