Torr.
John Torrey, 1796-1873. American physican and professor of chemistry and botany at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York. He collected and described many plants in the American West.
Scientific Names (Primary Authority)
Names where Torr. is the primary naming authority.
Echinocystis lobata Torr.
Mock-cucumber
Primary
Sedum nuttalli Torr.
Nuttall's stonecrop
Primary
Woodsia obtusa Torr.
Blunt-lobed cliff fern
Primary
Psoralea linearifolia Torr.
Slim-leaf scurf-pea
Synonym
Euphorbia fendleri Torr.
Fendler's sandmat
Primary
Galium concinnum Torr.
Shining bedstraw
Primary
Asclepias meadii (A. Gray) ex Torr.
Mead's milkweed
Primary
Eriogonum lachnogynum (Benth.) ex Torr.
Woollycup buckwheat
Primary
Heliotropium tenellum Torr.
Slender heliotrope
Primary
Artemisia filifolia Torr.
Sand sagebrush
Primary
Poa arachnifera Torr.
Texas bluegrass
Primary
Cyperus ovularis Torr.
Globe flat-sedge
Synonym
Krameria lanceolata Torr.
Ratany
Primary
Cyperus schweinitzii Torr.
Schweinitz's flat-sedge
Primary
Ipomoea leptophylla Torr.
Bush morning-glory
Primary
Cleomella angustifolia Torr.
Eastern cleomella
Primary
Bouteloua curtipendula Torr.
Side-oats grama
Primary
Tragia ramosa Torr.
Catnip noseburn
Primary
Vernonia baldwinii Torr.
Western ironweed
Primary
Celtis reticulata Torr.
Netleaf hackberry
Primary
Asclepias arenaria Torr.
Sand milkweed
Primary
Eragrostis secundiflora Torr.
Red lovegrass
Primary
Cyperus acuminatus Torr.
Tape-leaf flat-sedge
Primary
Asclepias speciosa Torr.
Showy milkweed
Primary
Geum vernum Torr.
Heart-leaf avens
Primary
Scutellaria resinosa Torr.
Resinous skullcap
Primary
Hieracium longipilum Torr.
Long-bearded hawkweed
Primary
Paronychia jamesii Torr.
James' nailwort
Primary
Oenothera canescens Torr.
Spotted evening-primrose
Primary
Penstemon ambiguus Torr.
Gilia beardtongue
Primary