Allen Hiram Curtiss

Allen Hiram Curtiss (1845–1907) was a noted botanist in the United States.[1][2] He may have been the first professional botanist to reside in Florida.[1] His work included the discovery of fern species at the Pineola Grotto.[3] He collected many specimens and was an author of botanical books. The Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (established in 1888 as a division of the Florida College of Agriculture at Lake City), employed Curtiss for a brief tenure and several collections at the University of Florida Herbarium are named for him.[4] Several species are named for him including Calamagrostis curtissii[5] and Polygala curtissii[6]

References
  1. Ward, Daniel B. (2005). "Rediscovery of Sisyrinchium corymbosum Bicknell (Iridaceae), Lost for One Hundred Years". Castanea. 70 (2): 155–157. JSTOR 4034283.
  2. "HUH - Databases - Botanist Search". kiki.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  3. Journal New York Botanical Gardens pages 35, 36
  4. "History of the University of Florida Herbarium (FLAS)". flmnh.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  5. CRC Dictionary of Grasses page 423
  6. Porcher, R.D.; Rayner, D.A. (2001). A Guide to the Wildflowers of South Carolina. University of South Carolina Press. p. 148. ISBN 9781570034381. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
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