Nuttall was the curator of the Harvard Botanic Garden in the 1820s and at the Philadelphia Academy of Science in the 1830s. He traveled west and collected many of the prairie species first seen by Lewis and Clark whose sample plants were lost during their Voyage of Discovery. Nuttall is honored by not only having the violet named for him, but 4 other plants and 4 bird species as well.
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imagine having something so cool named after you - what a great legacy. marge
I have run across that name a few times in my biological career! Nuttall's pondweed comes to mind...
I haven't seen any wild violets yet, but the Nuttall's isn't as common as others...now I know where it got its name, thanks! :o)
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