Pers.
Christian Hendrik Persoon, 1761-1836. South African botanist and mycologist who was educated in Germany and lived in Paris. This author of valuable botanical works was considered quite eccentric.
Scientific Names (Primary Authority)
Names where Pers. is the primary naming authority.
Scirpus americanus Pers.
Three-square
Synonym
Sorghum halepense Pers.
Johnson grass
Primary
Bumelia lanuginosa Pers.
Woolly buckthorn
Synonym
Erigeron annuus Pers.
Annual fleabane
Primary
Cynanchum laeve Pers.
Honeyvine milkweed
Primary
Lespedeza violacea Pers.
Prairie lespedeza
Primary
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Pers.
Hairy mountain mint
Primary
Nelumbo lutea Pers.
Lotus
Primary
Cynanchum nigrum Pers.
Black swallow wort
Synonym
Tephrosia virginiana Pers.
Goat's rue
Primary
Cynodon dactylon Pers.
Bermuda grass
Primary
Mertensia virginica (Link) ex Pers.
Bluebells
Primary