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    George Engelmann, also known as Georg Engelmann, (2 February 1809 – 4 February 1884) was a German-American botanist. He was instrumental in describing...
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    Cylindropuntia (category Taxa named by George Engelmann)
    Cylindropuntia is a genus of cacti (family Cactaceae), containing species commonly known as chollas (/ˈtʃɔɪəz/), native to northern Mexico and the Southwestern...
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    Agave parryi (category Taxa named by George Engelmann)
    Agave parryi, known as Parry's agave or mescal agave, is a flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. It is a slow-growing succulent...
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    Yucca brevifolia (category Taxa named by George Engelmann)
    formally described in the botanical literature as Yucca brevifolia by George Engelmann in 1871 as part of the Geological Exploration of the 100th meridian...
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    Picea engelmannii, with the common names Engelmann spruce, white spruce, mountain spruce, and silver spruce, is a species of spruce native to western...
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    Yucca rostrata (category Taxa named by George Engelmann)
    Yucca rostrata also called beaked yucca, is a tree-like plant belonging to the genus Yucca. The species is native to Texas, and the Chihuahua and Coahuila...
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    Quercus muehlenbergii (category Taxa named by George Engelmann)
    publishing the name Quercus mühlenbergii, German-American botanist George Engelmann mistakenly used an umlaut in spelling Muhlenberg's name, even though...
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    Yucca elata (category Taxa named by George Engelmann)
    Yucca elata is a perennial plant, with common names that include soaptree, soaptree yucca, soapweed, and palmella. It is native to southwestern North America...
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    commemorates the pioneering American botanist George Engelmann who discovered the species in 1848. Engelmann first named the species Pinus macrophylla, but...
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    This George Engelmann bibliography provides an overview of works written by the 19th-century scientist George Engelmann. They appeared mostly in journals...
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