Richard Anthony Salisbury
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Richard Anthony Salisbury was a British botanist. While he carried out valuable work in horticultural and botanical sciences, several bitter disputes caused him to be ostracised by his contemporaries.
Salisbury portrayed by William John Burchell
Brodiaea
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Brodiaea, also known by the common name cluster-lilies, is a monocot genus of flowering plants.
Richard Anthony Salisbury
…Londinensis (1806–09). The latter was illustrated by William Hooker, and contained the genus name Hookera honouring him. Smith improperly renamed the genus Brodiaea a few years later, after his wealthy "friend and patron", James Brodie of Brodie. In 1809, Salisbury was appointed the first honorary secretary of the…
Brodiaea californica ssp leptandra 1
Brodiaea sp.
Brodiaea appendiculata 2
Brodiaea californica close up 2