Raf.
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, 1783-1840. Born in Constantinople and lived in Sicily and Kentucky. A pioneering naturalist considered brilliant but eccentric.
Scientific Names (Primary Authority)
Names where Raf. is the primary naming authority.
Helianthus hirsutus Raf.
Hairy sunflower
Primary
Hedyotis crassifolia Raf.
Small bluets
Synonym
Spiranthes lacera Raf.
Slender lady's tresses
Primary
Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
Inland ceanothus
Primary
Quincula lobata Raf.
Purple ground cherry
Primary
Euphorbia missurica Raf.
Prairie spurge
Synonym
Acalypha rhomboidea Raf.
Rhombic copperleaf
Primary
Enemion biternatum Raf.
False rue anemone
Primary
Vernonia marginata Raf.
Plains ironweed
Primary
Agalinis tenuifolia Raf.
Slender false foxglove
Primary
Lonicera reticulata Raf.
Grape honeysuckle
Primary
Cymopterus acaulis Raf.
Plains spring-parsley
Primary
Chenopodium simplex Raf.
Maple-leaf goosefoot
Primary
Dasistoma macrophylla Raf.
Mullein foxglove
Primary
Helenium flexuosum Raf.
Purple-headed sneezeweed
Primary
Parthenium hispidum Raf.
Wild quinine
Synonym
Krigia oppositifolia Raf.
Weedy dwarf-dandelion
Synonym
Galearis spectabilis Raf.
Showy orchis
Primary
Tradescantia ohiensis Raf.
Common spiderwort
Primary
Erechtites hieracifolius (DC.) ex Raf.
American burnweed
Primary
Sedum nuttallianum Raf.
Nuttall's stonecrop
Synonym
Vitis acerifolia Raf.
Bush grape
Primary
Asclepias latifolia Raf.
Broad-leaf milkweed
Primary
Polygonum bicorne Raf.
Pink smartweed
Synonym
Solanum dimidiatum Raf.
Western horse-nettle
Primary
Arnoglossum plantagineum Raf.
Tuberous Indian plantain
Primary
Asclepias viridiflora Raf.
Green milkweed
Primary
Viburnum rufidulum Raf.
Southern black haw
Primary
Lechea mucronata Raf.
Hairy pinweed
Primary