RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. (List of species and numbers of varieties). CUL-DAR15.2.22-26. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Text prepared and edited by John van Wyhe. RN1
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(Red Cross means 1 or more species in Genus having varieties.)
Ranunc
1 Atragone 1
2 Clematis 3
3 P[illeg]salitta 1
4 Anemone X 5
5 Hepatia O 2
6 Thalictrum 3
7 Ranunculus X OO 16
8 Isopyrum 1
9 Caltha 1
10 Trollius 1
11 Coptis 1
12 Helleborus 1
13 Aquilegia 1
14 Delphinium 3
15 Aconitum 1
16 Zanthorhiza 1
17 Hedro[illeg] 1
18 Actaea X? O 2
19 Cimicifuga 2
Ranunc (47)
(The Red circles mean "close species" by A. Grays M. S. 2 circles mean 2, when mny nmber within circle.)
1 Magnolia 3
2 Liriodendrum 1
1 Ariminia 1
1 Menispermum 1
1 Berberis O 1
2 Leontia 1
3 Jeffersonia 1
4 Podophyllum 1
1 Brasenia 1
1 Nelumbium 1
1 Nymphaea 1
2 Nuphar O 2
1 Sarracenia 1
1 Papaver 2
2 Argemone 1
3 Stylophorum 1
(35) ( - 24 genera with single species ) 67
4 Chelidonium 1
5 Sanguisorba 1
1 Adlumia 1
2 Dicentra 3
3 Corydalis 2
4 Fumaria 1
Cruciferae
1 Nasturtium 4
2 Iodanthus 1
3 cardamine X 5
4 Dentaria O 4
5 Arabis O 8
6 Turritis O 3
7 Barbarea 1
8 Erysimum 2
9 Sisymbrium 3
10 Sinapis 3
11 Draba 4
12 Cochlearia 1
13 Carmelina 1
14 Subularia 1
15 Lepidium 3
16 Capsella 1
17 Cakile 1
18 Raphanus 1
Crucifr (47) 21
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1 Polanisia 1
1 Reseda 1
1 Solea 1
2 Viola X OO 17
1 Helianthemum X? 2
2 Hudsonia O 2
3 Lechea O 3
1 Drosera 4
1 Parnassia 2
1 Ascyrium 2
2 Hypericum 13
(35) (-15) 104.
22v
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3 Elodea 2
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1 Elatine 1
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Caryophyllae
1 Dianthus 1
2 Saponaria 2
3 Silene OO 12
4 Lychnis 1
5 Arenaria 5
6 Honkenya 1
7 Stellaria O 6
8 Cerastium OO 5
9 Sagina 2
10 Spergula 1
11 Spergularia X 1
12 Amychia 1
13 Paronychia 1
14 Scleranthus 1
15 Mollugo 1
Caryophy (41)
――—
1 Portulaca 1
2 Talinum 1
3 Claytonia O 2
――—
1 Arbutillon 1
2 Sida 1
3 Nassaea 1
4 Malva 3
5 Althaea 1
6 Hibiscus 4
――—
1 Tilia O 2
――—
1 Linum 3
――—
1 Geranium O 5
2 Erodium 1
――—
1 Oxalis 3
――—
1 Impatiens O 2
――—
1 Flaerkea 1
――—
1 Zanthosylum 1
2 Ptelea 1
――—
1 Rhus 6
36 ( - 20) 84
1 Acer X 5
2 Negundo 1
――—
1 Aesculus . 1
――—
1 Staphylea 3
2 Celastrus 1
3 Euonymus 1
――—
1 Rhamnus 2
1 Ceanothus O 2
――—
1 Vitis O 4
2 Ampelopsis 1
――—
1 Polygala OOO 13
――—
Leguminosae
1 Vicia X 6
2 Lathyrus O 5
3 Phaseolus O 3
4 Apios 3
5 Galactia 1
6 Amphicarphaea 1
7 Clitoria 1
8 Centrosema 1
9 Eschynomene 1
10 Desmodium 1
11 Lespedoza XXO 6
13 Astragalus 1
14 Phaca 1
15 Robinia 2
16 Tephrosia 1
17 Amorpha 2
18 Psoralia 2
19 Petalostemon 2
20 Trifolium O 8
21 Melilotus 2
22 Medicago 2
23 genista 1
24 Crotalaria 1
25 Lupinus 1
(36) ( - 16) (71) 106
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(71)
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26 Baptisia O 4
27 Cercis 1
28 Cassia 3
29 Gymnocladus 1
30 Gleditschia 1 (81)
――—
Rosaceae
1 Prunus 4
2 Cerasus 4
3 Spiraea 6
4 Gillenia 2
5 Agrimonia O
6 Sanguisorba 1
7 Alchemilla 1
8 Sibbaldia 1
9 Dryas 1
10 Geum 7
11 Waldsteinia 1
12 Potentilla X 9
13 Comarum 1
14 Fragaria O 2
15 Dalibarda 1
16 Rubus X O 10
17 Rosa O 7
18 Crataegus 7
19 Pyris X O 4
20 Amelanchier X 1 Rosac —(72)
1 Rhexia 2
――—
1 Ammannia 1
2Lythrum 4
3 Decodon 1
4 Cuphea 1
――—
1 Epilobium 5
2 Oenothera X OO 7
3 Gaura 2
4 Ludwigia 6
5 Circaea O 2
(35) ( - 14) 113
6 Propsperinaca O 2
7 Myriophyllum X O 6
8 Hippuris 1
――—
1 Opuntia 1
――—
1 Ribes 7
――—
1 Passiflora 1
1 Sicyos 1
2 Echinocystis 1
――—
1 Tillaea 1
2 Sedum O 3
3 Penthorum 1
1 Saxifraga 6
2 Sullivantia 1
3 Heuchera 2
4 Mitella 2
5 Tiarella 1
6 Chrysosplenium 1
7 Itea 1
8 Hydrangea 1
1 Hamamelis 1
Umbellifr
1 Hydrocotyle 4
2 Crantzia 1
3 Sanicula O 2
4 Eryngium 2
5 Daucus 1
6 Polytaenia 1
8 Heracleum 1
9 Archemora 1
10 Archangelica 3
11 Conioselinum 1
12 Aethusa 1
13 Ligusticum 2
14 Thapsus O 3
15 Tyizia O 3
(35) ( - 21) (27) 68
23v
4)
27
(23)
16 Bupleurum 1
17 Discopleura 1
18 Circuta 2
19 Sium O 2
20 Cryptotaenia 1
21 Chaerophyllum 1
22 Osmorrhiza O 2
23 Conium 1
24 Eulophus 1
25 Erigenia 1
Umbell (40)
1 Aralia 4
2 Panax 2
――—
1 Cornus 7
――—
1 Linnaea 1
2 Symphoricarpus O 3
3 Lonicera X 8
4 Diervilla 1
5 Triosteum O 2
6 Sambucus 2
7 Viburnum X OOO 9
1 Galium XX O 10
2 Diodia 1
3 Cephalanthus 1
4 Mitchella 1
5 Hedyotis X OO 5
6 Spigelia. 1
――—
1 Valeriana 3
2 Fedia O 5
――—
1 Dipsacus 1
――—
Compositae
1 Veronica 2
2 Elephantipum 1
3 Sclerolepis 1
4 Loatus X OO 5
5 Kuhnia 1
6 Eupatorium OO 13
(35) ( - 17) (23) 103
7 Milenia 1
8 Conoclinum 1
9 Nardosia 1
10 Tussilago 1
11 Adenocarbon 1
12 Gelotella 1
13 Seriocarpus 1
14 Aster XXXX (4) 35
15 Erigeron 5
16 Diplopappus O 4
17 Boltonia O 2
18 Solidago XXXXX (7) 6 31
19 Bogeloria 1
20 Chrysopsis 3
21 Baccharis 1
22 Pluchia 2
23 Inula 1
24 Eclipta X 1
25 Polymnia 2
26 Silphium XX 2
27 Ira 1
28 Ambrosia X 2
29 Xanthium X 3
30 Heliopsis X 1
31 Echinacea 1
32 Rudbeckia 5
33 Sepachys 1
34 Helianthus XXX OO 16
35 Actinonensis 2
36 Coreopsis O 9
37 Bidens O 6
38 Verberina 2
39 Helenium 1
40 Maruta 1
41 Anthemis 1
(35) ( - 17) 153
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5)
20
42 Achillea 2
43 Leucanthemum 1
44 Tanacetum 2
45 Artemisia X OO 6
46 Gnaphalium 5
47 Antennona X 2
48 Filago 1
49 Erechthiles 1
50 Cacalis 4
51 Senecio X 3
52 Arnica 1
53 Centaurea 2
55 Cirsium 10
56 Onopordon 1
57 Lappa 1
58 Lampsana 1
59 Cichorium 1
60 Krigia X 1
61 Cynthia 1
62 Leontodon 1
63 Hieracium X 6
64 Nabalus XX OOOO 9
65 Troximon 1
66 Taraxicum 1
67 Lactuca X 1
68 Mulgadium O 3
69 Sonchus 3
Compos . 23 [+] 153 [+] 71 [=] 247
Composit (247)
1 Lobelius O 9
――—
1 Campanula 3
2 Specularia 1
――—
1 Gaylussacia X 4
2 Vaccinium X (5) 12
3Chiogenes 1
4 Arctostaphylos 2
5 Gaultheria 1
(35) ( - 17) 104
6 Epigaea 1
7 Andromeda 7
8 Clethra 1
9 Phillodoce 1
10 Rhodora 1
11 Azalea X O 4
12 Rhododendron 2
13 Kalmia X 3
14 Loiseleuria 1
15 Leiophyllum 1
16 Ledum 1
17 Pyrola X O 6
18 Moneses 1
19 Chimaphila 2
20 Oterospora 1
21 Hypopitys 1
22 Monotropa 1
(55)
――—
1 Ilex 2
2 Prinos 3
3 Nemopanthes 1
――—
1 Drospyros 1
――—
1 Plantago 6
――—
1 Statice 1
――—
1 Primula O 2
2 Dodecatheon 1
3 Trientalis 1
4 Lysimachia X 5
5 Naumburgia 1
6 Glaux 1
7 Anagallis 1
8 Samolus 1
9 Hottonia 1
1 Utricularia 11
2 Pinguicula 1
1 Epiphegus 1
(35) ( - 23) 76
24v
6)
2 Conopholis 1
3 Aphyllon 1
――—
1 Tecoma 1
2 Catalpa 1
3 Martynia 1
――—
1 Dianthera
2 Dipteracanthus OO 3
――—
Scroph
1 Verbasum 3
2 Linaria 3
3 Scrophularia 1
4 Collinsia 2
5 Chelone 1
6 Pentstemon 1
7 Mimulus 2
8 Conobea 1
9 Herpestis 1
10 Gratiola 2
11 Ilysanthes 1
12 Hemianthus 1
13 Limosella 1
14 Synthyris 1
15 Veronica 11
16 Buchmera 1
17 Seymeria 1
18 Gerardia OO 8
19 Castilleja 3
20 Schwalbea 1
21 Euphrasia 1
22 Rhinanthus 1
23 Pedicularis 2
24 Melampyrum 1
Scroph. (51)
――—
1 Verbena 5
2 Phryma 1
3 Lippia 1
――—
Labiatae
1 Isanthus 1
(35) ( - 24) 68
2 Mentha 4
3 Lycopus 2
4 Origanum 1
5 Collinsonia 1
6 Hedeoma 1
7 Cunila 1
8 Blephilis 2
9 Monarda 4
10 Salvia 2
11 Cedronella 1
12 Nepeta 2
13 Dracocephalum 1
14 Lophanthus O 2
15 Pycnantheum O 8
16 Thymus 1
17 Calamintha 1
18 Clinopodium 1
19 Melissa 1
20 Prunella 1
21 Scutellaria 10
22 Synandra 1
23 Phytostegia 1
24 Lamium 1
25 Leonurus 1
26 Galeopsis X 2
27 Stachys O 4
28 Marrubium 1
29 Ballota 1
30 Phlomis 1
31 Trichostema O 2
32 Teucrium 1
Lab. (64)
1 Echium 1
2 Lycopsis 1
3 Symphytum 1
4 Onosmodium OO 3
(35) ( - 22) 69
25
6 Myosotis O 3
7 Mertensia 2
8 Echinospermum 1
9 Cynoglossum 3
(20)
1 Hydrophyllum 4
2 Phacelia 2
3 Eutoca 1
――—
1 Polemonium 1
2 Phlox X O 8
――—
1 Diapensia 1
2 Pyxidanthera 1
1 Calystegoa X 2 1
2 Convolvulus 5
3 Cuscuta OOO 7
――—
1 Nicotiana 1
2 Datura X 1
3 Hyoscyamus 1
4 Nicandra 1
5 Physalis O 2
6 Solanum 3
――—
1 Sabbatia O 5
2 Erythraea 3
3 bartonia 1
4 Gentiana XX O 9
5 Halenia 1
7 Menyanthes 1
8 Limnanthemum 1
9 Obolaria 1
1 Apocynum X 2
1 Asclepias X 12
2 Acerates 2
3 Enslenia 1
4 Gonolobus 2
(35) ( - 16) 96
5 Periploca 1
――—
1 Lygustrim 1
2 Chionanthus 1
3 Fraxinus 5
――—
1 Asarum 1
2 Aristolochia 2
――—
1 Salsola 1
2 Suaeda 1
3 Salicornia 3
4 Chenopodium X O 5
5 Ambrina O 3
6 Blitum 3
7 Agathophytum 1
8 Atriplex 1
9 Obione 1
10 Acnida 2
――—
1 Amaranthus 9
2 Iresine 1
1 Phytolacca 1
――—
1 Polygonum XX OO 20
2 Fagopyrum 1
3 Oxyria 1
4 Rumex 10
――—
1 Sassafras 1
2 Benzoin 1
――—
1 Dirca 1
――—
1 Shepherdia 1
――—
1 Comandra 1
2 Pyrularia 1
1 Viscum 1
1 Ulmus 3
2 Caltis 1
――—
1 Saururus 1
1 Ceratophyllum 1
(35) ( - 24) 89
25v
10)
3 Allopecurus 3
4 Phleum O 2
5 Vilfa 2
6 Sporobalus 5
7 Agrostis X OOO 6
8 Cinna O 2
9 Muhlenbergia 7
10 Brachyelytrum 1
11 Calanagrostis 7
12 Orygopsis 3
13 Stipa 1
14 Aristida 4
15 Spartina O 4
16 Boutelona 1
17 Gymnopogon 1
18 Cynodon 1
19 Eleusine 1
20 Leptochloa 2
22 Diarrhena 1
23 Dactylis 1
24 Koeleria 1
25 Reboulea O 2
26 Melica 1
27 Briza 1
28 Glyceria O 8
29 Sclerochloa X 1
30 Brizopyrum 1
31 Poa OO 6
32 Eragrostis X 5
33 Festuca X OO 6
34 Bromus X 5
35 Uniola 2
36 Phragmites 1
37 Triticum OO 3
(35) ( - 14) 104
38 Lolium 2
39 Elymus X 4
40 Hordeum 2
41 Aira 4
42 Trisetum 2
43 Danthonia 1
44 Avena 1
45 Arrenathemum 1
46 Holcus 1
47 Heirochloa O 2
48 Anthoxanthum 1
49 Phalaris 2
50 Milium 1
51 Amphicarpum 1
52 Paspalum 2
53 Panicum X O 19
54 Setaria O 4
55 Cenchrus 1
56 Tripsacum X 1
57 Erianthus 1
58 Andropogon 4
59 Sorghum 1
(22) ( - 11) Gram —(166) (58)
1 Equisetum 1
1 Polypodium 5
2 Struthopteris 1
3 Allosoaurus 1
4 Pteris 2
5 Adiantum 1
6 Cheilanthes 1
7 Woodwardia 2
8 Camptosorus 1
9 Scolopendrium 1
10 Asplenium 8
11 Dicksonia 1
12 Cystopteris 2
26
9)
(14)
9 Platanthera X OOO 16
10 Arethusa 1
11 Pogonia 3
12 Calopogon 1
13 Spiranthes 3
14 Goodyera O 2
15 Listera 3
16 Cypripedium ) 6
(49)
1 Amaryllis 1
2 Agave 1
3 Hypoxys 1
1 Lachnanthes 1
2 Lophiola 1
3 Aletris 2
――—
1 Iris 3
2 Sisyrinchium X 1
――—
1 Dioscorea 1
――—
1 Smilax X 9
2 Trillium X 6
3 Medeola 1
――—
1 Asparagus 1
2 Polygonatum 2
3 Smilacina 4
4 Clintonia 2
5 Hemerocallis 1
6 Ornithogalum 1
7 Scilla 1
8 Allium 5
9 Lilium O 4
10 Erythronium O 2
1 Uvularia O 3
2 Prosartes 1
3 Stroptopus 2
4 Zygandenus 1
5 Melanthium 2
(35) ( - 16) 95
6 Veratrum 1
7 Stenanthium 1
8 Amianthium 2
9 Xerophyllum 1
10 Helonias 1
11 Chamaelirium 1
12 Tofieldia 2
――—
1 Narthecium 1
2 Luzula 5
3 Juncus X OO 20
――—
1 Pontederia X 1
2 Heteranthera 1
3 Schollera 1
1 Commelyna O 2
2 Tradescantia 3
1 Xyris O 3
――—
1 Eriocaulon O 2
1 Cyperus X OOO 15
2 Kylingia 1
3 Dulichium 1
4 Fuirema X 1
5 Hemicarpha 1
6 Eleocharis X 16
7 Scirpus X OOOO 14
8 Eriophorum X 5
9 Fimbristylis 4
10 Psilochariza 1
11 Dichromena O 1
12 Certaoschoenus O 2
13 Rynchospora O 9
14 Cladium 1
15 Scleria O 5
16 Carex XXXX XXXXX &c (&c) 126
Graminae
1 Leersia 2
2 Zizania 2
(35) ( - 16) 255
26v
10)
3 Allopecurus 3
4 Phleum O 2
5 Vilfa 2
6 Sporobalus 5
7 Agrostis X OOO 6
8 Cinna O 2
9 Muhlenbergia 7
10 Brachyelytrum 1
11 Calanagrostis 7
12 Orygopsis 3
13 Stipa 1
14 Aristida 4
15 Spartina O 4
16 Boutelona 1
17 Gymnopogon 1
18 Cynodon 1
19 Eleusine 1
20 Leptochloa 2
22 Diarrhena 1
23 Dactylis 1
24 Koeleria 1
25 Reboulea O 2
26 Melica 1
27 Briza 1
28 Glyceria O 8
29 Sclerochloa X 1
30 Brizopyrum 1
31 Poa OO 6
32 Eragrostis X 5
33 Festuca X OO 6
34 Bromus X 5
35 Uniola 2
36 Phragmites 1
37 Triticum OO 3
(35) ( - 14) 104
38 Lolium 2
39 Elymus X 4
40 Hordeum 2
41 Aira 4
42 Trisetum 2
43 Danthonia 1
44 Avena 1
45 Arrenathemum 1
46 Holcus 1
47 Heirochloa O 2
48 Anthoxanthum 1
49 Phalaris 2
50 Milium 1
51 Amphicarpum 1
52 Paspalum 2
53 Panicum X O 19
54 Setaria O 4
55 Cenchrus 1
56 Tripsacum X 1
57 Erianthus 1
58 Andropogon 4
59 Sorghum 1
(22) ( - 11) Gram —(166) (58)
1 Equisetum 1
1 Polypodium 5
2 Struthopteris 1
3 Allosoaurus 1
4 Pteris 2
5 Adiantum 1
6 Cheilanthes 1
7 Woodwardia 2
8 Camptosorus 1
9 Scolopendrium 1
10 Asplenium 8
11 Dicksonia 1
12 Cystopteris 2
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