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American botanist (1796–1873)
John Torrey (August 15, 1796 – March 10, 1873) was an American botanist, chemist, and medical doctor. Throughout much of his career, he was a teacher
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American historian and biographer (1840–1937)
John Torrey Morse Jr. (January 9, 1840 – March 28, 1937) was an American historian, attorney, and politician. John Torrey Morse was born in Boston, Massachusetts
John_Torrey_Morse
Genus of plants
Canotia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. It includes two species native to northern Mexico, Arizona, and Utah. Canotia holacantha
Canotia
Species of pine tree in California
County. The Torrey pine is endemic to the California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion. The species epithet torreyana is named for John Torrey, an American
Torrey_pine
American actress (born 1984)
Torrey Joël DeVitto (born June 8, 1984) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and former fashion model. Her first starring role was as Karen Kerr
Torrey_DeVitto
Species of flowering plant
Stillingia spinulosa is a species of flowering plant in the euphorb family known by the common name annual toothleaf. It is native to the Southwestern
Stillingia_spinulosa
Species of flowering plant
Pseudoziziphus parryi, synonym Ziziphus parryi, is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common names Parry's jujube, California
Pseudoziziphus_parryi
Species of flowering plant
Pycnanthemum californicum is a species of flowering plant in the mint family known by the common name Sierra mint, mountain mint, and California mint.
Pycnanthemum_californicum
Species of flowering plant
Anisacanthus thurberi, also known as Thurber's desert honeysuckle, buckbrush, or desert honeysuckle, is a deciduous species of perennial flowering shrub
Anisacanthus_thurberi
Species of flowering plant
Iris macrosiphon, the bowltube iris, is a flowering plant in the iris family, endemic to California in the Cascade Range Foothills, north and central Sierra
Iris_macrosiphon
Species of flowering plant
Perityle emoryi is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name Emory's rockdaisy. It is native to the Southwestern United
Perityle_emoryi
Species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family
Valeriana woodsiana (synonym Valerianella radiata), common name beaked cornsalad, is a plant native to the United States. It is an annual self pollinating
Valeriana_woodsiana
American architect
John Torrey Windrim (February 14, 1866 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – June 27, 1934 in Devon, Pennsylvania) was an American architect. His long time
John_T._Windrim
Species of flowering plant
1 m), but more commonly 3–10 ft (0.9–3.0 m). This species was named for John Torrey, the Columbia University botanist, who designated this yucca as a new
Yucca_torreyi
Genus of flowering plants
Hesperocnide is a small genus of nettles containing two species. These are annual herbs covered in stinging hairs and toothed leaves. Hesperocnide sandwicensis
Hesperocnide
Species of flowering plant
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Agave parviflora. Agave parviflora is a species of succulent perennial flowering plant in the asparagus family,
Agave_parviflora
Species of flowering plant
early October. Agrimonia incisa was described by American botanists John Torrey and Asa Gray in 1840. The name was published in the third part of volume
Agrimonia_incisa
Plant species in the hydrangea family
Jamesia americana, also called cliffbush, waxflower or five petal cliffbush, is a species of flowering plant in the Hydrangeaceae. Jamesia americana is
Jamesia_americana
Pine tree found in North America
Pine. Its description is attributed to American politician and explorer John C. Frémont. Pinyon pines Pinyon–juniper woodland Farjon, A. (2013). "Pinus
Pinus_monophylla
Species of plant
are fertilized, they develop into greenish-white or tan drupes. Botanist John Howell observed that the plant's toxicity obscures its aesthetic values:
Toxicodendron_diversilobum
Species of flowering plant
through August. Frasera paniculata was described by American botanist John Torrey in 1857. The name was published in a botanical report prepared as part
Frasera_paniculata
Western North American species of four-o'clock
multiflora was given its first scientific description by the botanist John Torrey in 1827 with the name Oxybaphus multiflorus. It is described by Asa Gray
Mirabilis_multiflora
Species of flowering plant
Clematis bigelovii, common name Bigelow's clematis, is a perennial climbing plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It grows to approximately 2 feet (61 centimeters)
Clematis_bigelovii
Office tower in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Pennsylvania, United States. The art deco tower, designed by architect John Torrey Windrim as an annex for Wanamaker's department store, was completed in
One_South_Broad
Species of sedge
Cyperus grayi was named and described by the American botanist John Torrey in 1836. Torrey referred to this species as Gray's galingale. As of February 2026[update]
Cyperus_grayi
Species of flowering plant
Tridentopsis mutica is a New World species of grass known by the common name slim tridens. It is a perennial grass forming a thick tuft with a knotted
Tridentopsis_mutica
Species of conifer
disturbance such as fire, although regrowth is slow. Torreya is named for Dr. John Torrey (1796–1873), an American botanist who contributed to the Flora of North
Torreya_californica
American entomologist (1825–1883)
study the geology of the region. He worked as a chemical assistant to John Torrey and briefly practiced medicine. He published his first paper on beetles
John_Lawrence_LeConte
Species of legume
Psorodendron schottii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Schott's dalea. It is native to the Sonoran Deserts
Psorodendron_schottii
Scholarly society
Torrey Botanical Society (formerly Torrey Botanical Club) was started in the 1860s by colleagues of John Torrey. It is the oldest botanical society in
Torrey_Botanical_Society
Species of flowering plant
Viola ocellata (Torr. & A. Gray) is a species of violet known by the common names pinto violet, two-eyed violet, and western heart's ease, identified by
Viola_ocellata
Species of oak tree
Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Quercus oblongifolia". County-level distribution map from the
Quercus_oblongifolia
Species of flowering plant
Ceanothus crassifolius is a species of flowering shrub known by the common name hoaryleaf ceanothus. This Ceanothus is found throughout the coastal mountain
Ceanothus_crassifolius
Topics referred to by the same term
film In Harm's Way, played by John Wayne Torrey, New York, United States, a town Torrey, Utah, United States, a town Torrey Mountain, Montana - see List
Torrey
Genus of shrubs
mountains at 1600–3000 m elevation. The genus Jamesia was described by John Torrey and Asa Gray in 1840. The following species are accepted: Jamesia americana
Jamesia
Species of flowering plant in the buttercup family
Clematis pitcheri is a species of flowering plant in the buttercup family known by the common name bluebill. It is a herbaceous, perennial vine found in
Clematis_pitcheri
Species of shrub
Physocarpus monogynus, the mountain ninebark or low ninebark, is a flowering shrub of western North America. Physocarpus monogynus occurs from northern
Physocarpus_monogynus
Species of flowering plant
tidytips. Both its common name, and its specific epithet are derived from John C. Frémont. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the northern Coast
Layia_fremontii
Species of tree
Marah oregana, the Oregon manroot, coastal manroot or western wild-cucumber, is a common manroot of the northwest coast of the United States. It ranges
Marah_oregana
Species of flowering plant
Ceanothus papillosus, the wartleaf ceanothus, is a species of plant in the genus Ceanothus. It is endemic to California, where it grows in open habitat
Ceanothus_papillosus
Species of plant in the aster family
Symphyotrichum chapmanii (formerly Aster chapmanii and Eurybia chapmanii) is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to the Apalachicola
Symphyotrichum_chapmanii
Berry and plant
black. Berberis fremontii was scientifically described and named by John Torrey. For many years it has been part of the controversy on if parts of the
Berberis_fremontii
Yucca with banana-shaped fruit
Yucca baccata (datil yucca or banana yucca, also known as Spanish bayonet and broadleaf yucca) is a common species of yucca native to the deserts of the
Yucca_baccata
Species of flowering plant
Herbarium. Vol. 25. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. Coulter, John Merle (1893). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol
Xylorhiza_tortifolia
Species of sunflower
Schweinitz's sunflower as an endangered species on May 7, 1991. Botanists John Torrey (1796–1873) and Asa Gray (1810–1888) first mentioned the species in 1842
Helianthus_schweinitzii
American painter (1811–1895)
and John Torrey. Sprague was born in Hingham, Massachusetts and apprenticed with his uncle as a carriage painter. In 1840, a young Sprague met John James
Isaac_Sprague
United States army major
ichthyologist), Charles Frédéric Girard (ichthyologist and herpetologist), John Torrey (botanist) and James Hall (paleontologist). Several discovered species
Howard_Stansbury
Plant species in the lily family
Thomas Nuttall, was ascribed to the species by the American botanists John Torrey and Asa Gray when it was officially described in 1857. A number of former
Calochortus_nuttallii
Berry and plant
frondosa". www.fs.usda.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-21. Buell, Murray F.; Cantlon, John E. (1 July 1953). "Effects of Prescribed Burning on Ground Cover in the New
Gaylussacia_frondosa
Species of flowering plant
Atriplex confertifolia, the shadscale or spiny saltbush, is a species of evergreen shrub in the family Amaranthaceae, which is native to the western United
Atriplex_confertifolia
Species of sedge
American botanist John Torrey and the English botanist William Jackson Hooker. In an influential monograph published in 1836, Torrey acknowledged the many
Cyperus_setigerus
Scientific society formed in 1857
of learned speakers to their meetings, including Louis Agassiz, John Torrey, and John Cassin. But they were eventually thrown out of their castle suites
Megatherium_Club
Species of flowering plant
known about its ecology. Cyperus diandrus was named and described by John Torrey in 1818. The common name refers to the umbrella-like shape of its flower
Cyperus_diandrus
American botanist, geologist and educator
formed a friendship with a young John Torrey, whose father was a city alderman and fiscal agent for the prison. Torrey would bring Eaton books while Eaton
Amos_Eaton
Plant species in the stickleaf family
Mentzelia laevicaulis is a showy biennial or short-lived perennial wildflower native to western North America. Its common names include giant blazingstar
Mentzelia_laevicaulis
Species of flowering plant
Lomatium macrocarpum is a perennial flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names bigseed lomatium, biscuit root or bigseed biscuitroot
Lomatium_macrocarpum
Species of grass-like plant
Flora of North America, Vol. 23 Page 54, Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torrey) Soják, Cas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Prír. 140: 127. 1972. "Biota of North America
Schoenoplectus_subterminalis
American physician and botanist (1804–1878)
botanical results with the three top American botanists of the day, John Torrey, Asa Gray, and George Engelmann. Many of his botanical discoveries were
John_Milton_Bigelow
Species of flowering plant
lacking in T. albidum. In 1856, John Torrey described Trillium sessile var. chloropetalum based on a specimen collected by John Milton Bigelow two years earlier
Trillium_chloropetalum
Species of flowering plant
Mexico-US border as defined by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. In 1859 when John Torrey described and named Ipomoea costellata, he referred to the collections
Ipomoea_costellata
Species of tree
Celtis reticulata, with common names including netleaf hackberry, western hackberry, Douglas hackberry, netleaf sugar hackberry, palo blanco, and acibuche
Celtis_reticulata
Variety of a species of oak tree
"numerous minute sessile stelate hairs with horizontally spreading rays". John Torrey wrote the first published description of what came to be called Bigelow
Quercus sinuata var. breviloba
Quercus_sinuata_var._breviloba
Genus of flowering plants
Sullivantia, commonly called coolwort, is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It is a small genus, comprising only 3–4 species of perennial
Sullivantia
American politician (1918–2010)
(1850) Louis Agassiz (1851) Benjamin Peirce (1852) James D. Dana (1854) John Torrey (1855) James Hall (1856) Alexis Caswell (1857) Jacob Whitman Bailey (1857)
Emilio_Daddario
Species of flowering plant
Chorizanthe rigida, with the common names of devil's spineflower, rigid spineflower, spiny-herb, rigid spiny-herb, is an annual plant in the family Polygonaceae
Chorizanthe_rigida
Species of flowering plant
Agnorhiza ovata (syn. Wyethia ovata) is a species of flowering plant known by the common name southern mule's ears. It is native to the mountains and foothills
Agnorhiza_ovata
Mountain in the state of Colorado, United States
botanist Charles C. Parry, named the peak for his botanist colleague John Torrey. Torrey actually did not see the peak until 1872, 11 years later (the year
Torreys_Peak
American physician, geologist and paleontologist
Science; president of the New York Academy of Sciences; and president of the Torrey Botanical Club. During the World's fair in Philadelphia in 1876 he was one
John_Strong_Newberry
Species of maple
var. torreyi (Greene) Smiley (syn. subsp. torreyi (Greene) A.E.Murray; Torrey maple) – endemic-Northern California Acer glabrum is plentiful in many parts
Acer_glabrum
Species of flowering plant
Encelia farinosa (commonly known as brittlebush, brittlebrush, or incienso), is a common desert shrub of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico
Encelia_farinosa
Species of flowering plant
and persistent seed bank. The Southwestern Naturalist 47(3) 449-53. Torrey, John 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 6(2): 15–16 description
Ambrosia_deltoidea
Species of flowering plant
Bloomeria crocea, also known as goldenstar, is a geophyte from southern California and northern Baja California. It is found along hillsides, in grassland
Bloomeria_crocea
Species of flowering plant
Palafoxia integrifolia, commonly known as the coastalplain palafox and coastal plain palafox, is a species of palafox native to the southeastern United
Palafoxia_integrifolia
American author (born 1981)
Torrey Peters (born July 1981) is an American author. Her debut novel, Detransition, Baby, has received mainstream and critical success. The novel was
Torrey_Peters
Species of flowering plant
distribution map on page 73 Flora of North America, Isocoma pluriflora (Torrey & A. Gray) Greene, 1894. Southern jimmyweed photo of herbarium specimen
Isocoma_pluriflora
Species of flowering plant
Valeriana nuttallii, or Nuttall's cornsalad, is a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae which can be found growing within the United States
Valeriana_nuttallii
American physician and botanist
proved to be of great value, especially to Lewis David von Schweinitz, John Torrey, and Asa Gray. He had a special interest in the plant family Cyperaceae
William_Baldwin_(botanist)
Species of flowering plant
family Liliaceae. The species was discovered by John Milton Bigelow in 1854 and described by John Torrey in 1856. The specific epithet andrewsiana honors
Clintonia_andrewsiana
Species of plant
Mexican Boundary Survey conducted from 1848 to 1855, and published by John Torrey in a report by the US. Government under the heading "Botany of the Boundary
Forestiera_reticulata
Genus of flowering plants
Carpenteria /ˌkɑːrpənˈtɪəriə ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnɪkə/, the tree anemone or bush anemone, is a genus of flowering plants in the hydrangea family Hydrangeaceae. It
Carpenteria
Species of flowering plant
Ceanothus incanus is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae known by the common name coast whitethorn. It is endemic to California, where it is known
Ceanothus_incanus
Species of plant
Both the latter name, and the plant's specific epithet are derived from John C. Frémont. The plant is native to the West coast of the United States, from
Garrya_fremontii
Species of flowering plant in the pea family
Dalea formosa is a semi-evergreen[1] species of flowering plant in the genus Dalea, known by the common names feather dalea and featherplume; it is named
Dalea_formosa
Species of flowering plant
America Program 2014 county distribution map Flora of North America, Solidago lancifolia (Torrey & A. Gray) Chapman, 1860. Lance-leaf goldenrod v t e
Solidago_lancifolia
Species of flowering plant
America v 26 p 262 "Allium amplectens". RHS. Retrieved 28 June 2021. Torrey, John. 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys : to ascertain the most practicable
Allium_amplectens
Species of tree
fasciculata in an 1853 paper by John Torrey based on a collection of the plants of California acquired during the third expedition of John C. Fremont in 1845. The
Prunus_fasciculata
Species of orchid
placed in Encyclia sect. Hymenochila. This species was first described by John Torrey in 1847. Native to Florida and the Bahamas, and another variety in Cuba
Encyclia_tampensis
Species of flowering plant
Mentzelia lindleyi, commonly known as golden bartonia, Lindley's blazingstar, evening star, or blazing star, is an annual wildflower of western North America
Mentzelia_lindleyi
Species of plant endemic to Chihuahuan Desert
Charles Wright first collected the plant in 1849 and it was described by John Torrey in 1859. It is an indicator species in the Chihuahuan Desert, the only
Agave_lechuguilla
Species of flowering plant
Chorizanthe brevicornu is a species of flowering plant in the buckwheat family which is known by the common name brittle spineflower. It is native to the
Chorizanthe_brevicornu
Species of flowering plant
Native to the Southeastern United States and disjunct in New Jersey Kartesz, John T. (2014). "Stylisma pickeringii". County-level distribution map from the
Stylisma_pickeringii
Species of wild buckwheat
Eriogonum alatum, with the common names winged buckwheat and winged eriogonum, is a species of buckwheat. The plant is native to the western Great Plains
Eriogonum_alatum
Genus of conifers
then able to germinate. The genus is named after the American botanist John Torrey. †Torreya clarnensis has been described from Middle Eocene fossils found
Torreya
Species of aquatic plant
Callitriche marginata is a species of aquatic plant known by the common name winged water starwort. Callitriche marginata is native to the west coast of
Callitriche_marginata
Species of aquatic plant
Potentilla rivalis is a species of cinquefoil known by the common names brook cinquefoil and river cinquefoil. It is native to much of North America, including
Potentilla_rivalis
American geologist and explorer (1834–1902)
John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902) was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois
John_Wesley_Powell
Species of flowering plant in the daisy family
Symphyotrichum boreale (formerly Aster borealis) is a species of flowering plant of the aster family (Asteraceae) native to North America. Commonly known
Symphyotrichum_boreale
Species of flowering plant
Claytonia exigua is a species of wildflower known by the common names serpentine springbeauty and pale claytonia, in the family Montiaceae. It is native
Claytonia_exigua
Name list
Torrey is a unisex given name and a surname. Prominent individuals with this name include: Torrey Butler (born 1980), American basketball player Torrey
Torrey_(name)
Species of sedge
American botanist John Torrey and the English botanist William Jackson Hooker. In an influential monograph published in 1836, Torrey acknowledged the many
Cyperus_cephalanthus
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