Robert Folger Thorne

Thorne; Robert Thorne; Robert F. Thorne; R. F. Thorne

July 13, 1920 – March 24, 2015

botanist

American botanist (1920-2015)

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Thorne, Robert Folger. 2025. Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8121754

Collected or identified specimens in the following Families:

Families Collected 395

Asteraceae 6,434
Poaceae 4,944
Fabaceae 4,459
Cyperaceae 2,910
Polygonaceae 1,646
Brassicaceae 1,641
Rosaceae 1,487
Ericaceae 1,469
Polemoniaceae 1,337
Plantaginaceae 1,274
Boraginaceae 1,262
Onagraceae 1,237
Euphorbiaceae 1,157
Amaranthaceae 1,155
Rubiaceae 1,131
Lamiaceae 1,041
Solanaceae 874
Juncaceae 864
Malvaceae 811
Myrtaceae 800
Rhamnaceae 753
Hydrophyllaceae 751
Orobanchaceae 695
Apiaceae 637
Caryophyllaceae 606
Fagaceae 595
Ranunculaceae 590
Salicaceae 544
Apocynaceae 514
Pteridaceae 460
Orchidaceae 454
Grossulariaceae 452
Phrymaceae 451
Potamogetonaceae 434
Convolvulaceae 430
Papaveraceae 402
Sapindaceae 401
Proteaceae 385
Piperaceae 367
Nyctaginaceae 365
Rutaceae 358
Crassulaceae 315
Pinaceae 299
Asparagaceae 299
Campanulaceae 294
Primulaceae 289
Loasaceae 287
Moraceae 279
Caprifoliaceae 276
Lauraceae 255
Oleaceae 252
Montiaceae 239
Scrophulariaceae 230
Anacardiaceae 226
Saxifragaceae 214
Garryaceae 207
Polypodiaceae 204
Urticaceae 204
Araceae 200
Liliaceae 199
Cupressaceae 194
Verbenaceae 192
Araliaceae 186
Amaryllidaceae 185
Gentianaceae 184
Melastomataceae 183
Celastraceae 182
Viscaceae 170
Phyllanthaceae 167
Hymenophyllaceae 163
Ephedraceae 162
Lythraceae 161
Acanthaceae 161
Cucurbitaceae 160
Namaceae 157
Bromeliaceae 155
Geraniaceae 148
Juncaginaceae 141
Hydrangeaceae 141
Lentibulariaceae 140
Violaceae 138
Vitaceae 138
Crossosomataceae 136
Sapotaceae 135
Dryopteridaceae 129
Dilleniaceae 127
Iridaceae 121
Goodeniaceae 121
Polygalaceae 118
Elatinaceae 116
Hydrocharitaceae 115
Thymelaeaceae 110
Viburnaceae 109
Droseraceae 109
Aspleniaceae 109
Cleomaceae 106
Commelinaceae 105
Krameriaceae 105
Typhaceae 104
Zosteraceae 104
Cunoniaceae 103
Aizoaceae 103
Melanthiaceae 102
Datiscaceae 101
Selaginellaceae 100
Malpighiaceae 96
Meliaceae 91
Linaceae 91
Alismataceae 89
Hypericaceae 89
Betulaceae 89
Loranthaceae 85
Heliotropiaceae 84
Zygophyllaceae 80
Burseraceae 80
Elaeocarpaceae 79
Restionaceae 77
Isoetaceae 76
Haloragaceae 74
Combretaceae 72
Styracaceae 70
Pentaphylacaceae 70
Cannabaceae 69
Bignoniaceae 67
Arecaceae 67
Clusiaceae 67
Annonaceae 67
Aquifoliaceae 66
Pittosporaceae 65
Lycopodiaceae 64
Gesneriaceae 61
Tamaricaceae 58
Cactaceae 58
Cornaceae 57
Cistaceae 57
Berberidaceae 57
Ceratophyllaceae 56
Smilacaceae 55
Saururaceae 55
Asphodelaceae 55
Cordiaceae 55
Ebenaceae 55
Blechnaceae 55
Equisetaceae 53
Symplocaceae 53
Resedaceae 52
Ehretiaceae 52
Oxalidaceae 50
Marsileaceae 50
Winteraceae 49
Sarraceniaceae 49
Capparaceae 49
Juglandaceae 48
Loganiaceae 48
Dioscoreaceae 47
Salviniaceae 47
Picrodendraceae 46
Ruppiaceae 46
Passifloraceae 45
Phytolaccaceae 45
Casuarinaceae 44
Podocarpaceae 42
Athyriaceae 41
Thelypteridaceae 41
Portulacaceae 41
Actinidiaceae 41
Xyridaceae 40
Frankeniaceae 40
Plumbaginaceae 38
Simmondsiaceae 38
Cyatheaceae 37
Dennstaedtiaceae 37
Monimiaceae 36
Myricaceae 36
Simaroubaceae 35
Gleicheniaceae 34
Staphyleaceae 33
Eriocaulaceae 31
Menyanthaceae 31
Rhizophoraceae 31
Nymphaeaceae 30
Woodsiaceae 29
Erythroxylaceae 29
Aristolochiaceae 28
Apodanthaceae 27
Pontederiaceae 27
Cymodoceaceae 27
Chloranthaceae 26
Begoniaceae 26
Santalaceae 26
Marattiaceae 25
Lennoaceae 25
Podostemaceae 24
Lygodiaceae 24
Limnanthaceae 24
Paeoniaceae 24
Menispermaceae 23
Molluginaceae 23
Calycanthaceae 22
Magnoliaceae 22
Cystopteridaceae 22
Fouquieriaceae 22
Nepenthaceae 22
Cabombaceae 21
Bataceae 21
Platanaceae 21
Atherospermataceae 20
Connaraceae 20
Ophioglossaceae 20
Tectariaceae 19
Picramniaceae 19
Argophyllaceae 19
Martyniaceae 19
Hernandiaceae 19
Burmanniaceae 18
Chrysobalanaceae 18
Phellinaceae 18
Schizaeaceae 18
Ulmaceae 18
Clethraceae 17
Lindsaeaceae 17
Sphagnaceae 17
Dicksoniaceae 16
Coriariaceae 16
Tovariaceae 16
Haemodoraceae 15
Nothofagaceae 15
Psilotaceae 15
Cochlospermaceae 14
Elaeagnaceae 14
Marantaceae 14
Osmundaceae 14
Phyllonomaceae 13
Turneraceae 13
Araucariaceae 13
Linderniaceae 12
Myristicaceae 12
Dipentodontaceae 11
Taxaceae 11
Pandanaceae 11
Calceolariaceae 11
Escalloniaceae 11
Mayacaceae 11
Tofieldiaceae 11
Marcgraviaceae 11
Davalliaceae 10
Ripogonaceae 10
Colchicaceae 10
Amphorogynaceae 10
Calophyllaceae 10
Brunelliaceae 10
Pteridophyta 10
Hypoxidaceae 10
Nyssaceae 10
Siparunaceae 9
Zingiberaceae 9
Putranjivaceae 9
Schisandraceae 9
Paracryphiaceae 9
Caricaceae 9
Hamamelidaceae 8
Himantandraceae 8
Alstroemeriaceae 8
Gunneraceae 8
Parnassiaceae 7
Pterobryaceae 7
Myodocarpaceae 7
Altingiaceae 7
Comandraceae 7
Stylidiaceae 7
Metteniusaceae 7
Sabiaceae 7
Ximeniaceae 7
Schoepfiaceae 7
Olacaceae 7
Ochnaceae 7
Costaceae 7
Tropaeolaceae 7
Opiliaceae 7
Stegnospermataceae 6
Sarcobataceae 6
Anemiaceae 6
Cardiopteridaceae 6
Hydroleaceae 6
Pedaliaceae 6
Saccolomataceae 6
Nephrolepidaceae 6
Heliconiaceae 6
Lomariopsidaceae 5
Nartheciaceae 5
Asteliaceae 5
Surianaceae 5
Rousseaceae 5
Amborellaceae 5
Acoraceae 5
Lecythidaceae 5
Vochysiaceae 4
Oncothecaceae 4
Talinaceae 4
Colubridae 4
Aponogetonaceae 4
Leucobryaceae 4
Pucciniaceae 4
Trimeniaceae 4
Balanophoraceae 4
Polytrichaceae 4
Moringaceae 3
Guamatelaceae 3
Cyclanthaceae 3
Schlegeliaceae 3
Koeberliniaceae 3
Blandfordiaceae 3
Dichapetalaceae 3
Joinvilleaceae 3
Flagellariaceae 3
Phrynosomatidae 3
Byblidaceae 3
Hydatellaceae 3
Orthotrichaceae 3
Characeae 3
Balanopaceae 3
Hypopterygiaceae 3
Eucommiaceae 3
Anguidae 3
Posidoniaceae 3
Melianthaceae 2
Fissidentaceae 2
Carabidae 2
Cyrillaceae 2
Tetrachondraceae 2
Strasburgeriaceae 2
Eupomatiaceae 2
Brachytheciaceae 2
Tabanidae 2
Boryaceae 2
Bryaceae 2
Philydraceae 2
Dipteridaceae 2
Quiinaceae 2
Akaniaceae 2
Stemonuraceae 2
Phyllocladaceae 2
Scincidae 2
Agdestidaceae 2
Theaceae 2
Berberidopsidaceae 2
Mitrastemonaceae 2
Alseuosmiaceae 1
Basellaceae 1
Cercidiphyllaceae 1
Halictidae 1
Meteoriaceae 1
Zamiaceae 1
Gnetaceae 1
Austrobaileyaceae 1
Aphanopetalaceae 1
Buxaceae 1
Lardizabalaceae 1
Tetracarpaeaceae 1
Dipterocarpaceae 1
Iteaceae 1
Pottiaceae 1
Cervantesiaceae 1
Trochodendraceae 1
Nitrariaceae 1
Anthericaceae 1
Francoaceae 1
Cycadaceae 1
Cannaceae 1
Lonchitidaceae 1
Muntingiaceae 1
Eupteleaceae 1
Helwingiaceae 1
Bufonidae 1
Scheuchzeriaceae 1
Diapensiaceae 1
Stemonaceae 1
Canellaceae 1
Trigoniaceae 1
Notothyladaceae 1
Porellaceae 1
Ustilaginaceae 1
Climaciaceae 1
Fontinalaceae 1
Aulacomniaceae 1
Neckeraceae 1
Phragmidiaceae 1
Phaeosphaeriaceae 1
Ricciaceae 1
Anthracoideaceae 1
Thesiaceae 1
Gyrostemonaceae 1
Bixaceae 1
Pennantiaceae 1
Syracosphaeraceae 1

Families Identified 183

Cyperaceae 387
Asteraceae 240
Fabaceae 194
Poaceae 136
Piperaceae 110
Ericaceae 100
Euphorbiaceae 85
Plantaginaceae 77
Rosaceae 71
Rhamnaceae 71
Brassicaceae 68
Polygonaceae 61
Polemoniaceae 59
Potamogetonaceae 56
Rubiaceae 53
Crassulaceae 51
Lamiaceae 50
Onagraceae 46
Fagaceae 42
Typhaceae 40
Amaranthaceae 40
Lentibulariaceae 38
Salicaceae 38
Apiaceae 37
Droseraceae 35
Hydrocharitaceae 35
Malvaceae 32
Ranunculaceae 27
Garryaceae 27
Boraginaceae 27
Liliaceae 26
Solanaceae 25
Sarraceniaceae 24
Orobanchaceae 23
Caprifoliaceae 23
Papaveraceae 20
Araceae 20
Asphodelaceae 20
Apocynaceae 19
Juncaceae 18
Primulaceae 17
Campanulaceae 17
Caryophyllaceae 16
Nyctaginaceae 15
Alismataceae 14
Hydrophyllaceae 14
Myrtaceae 14
Frankeniaceae 14
Saxifragaceae 12
Convolvulaceae 12
Anacardiaceae 12
Orchidaceae 12
Pinaceae 11
Araliaceae 11
Pteridaceae 10
Melastomataceae 10
Phrymaceae 10
Crossosomataceae 10
Amaryllidaceae 10
Scrophulariaceae 9
Asparagaceae 9
Lythraceae 9
Polygalaceae 8
Ceratophyllaceae 8
Urticaceae 8
Montiaceae 7
Aizoaceae 7
Hypericaceae 7
Gentianaceae 7
Coriariaceae 6
Elatinaceae 6
Sapindaceae 6
Hydrangeaceae 6
Linaceae 6
Sapotaceae 5
Grossulariaceae 5
Actinidiaceae 5
Schoepfiaceae 5
Malpighiaceae 5
Violaceae 5
Cistaceae 5
Cornaceae 5
Melanthiaceae 5
Iridaceae 5
Equisetaceae 5
Zosteraceae 4
Combretaceae 4
Juncaginaceae 4
Cucurbitaceae 4
Moraceae 4
Dilleniaceae 4
Styracaceae 4
Nepenthaceae 4
Bataceae 4
Dryopteridaceae 4
Isoetaceae 4
Lauraceae 4
Commelinaceae 4
Cupressaceae 4
Fouquieriaceae 4
Verbenaceae 4
Loasaceae 3
Datiscaceae 3
Namaceae 3
Salviniaceae 3
Gunneraceae 3
Tovariaceae 3
Ruppiaceae 3
Selaginellaceae 3
Bromeliaceae 3
Cannabaceae 3
Vitaceae 3
Oleaceae 3
Viburnaceae 3
Arecaceae 2
Tamaricaceae 2
Xyridaceae 2
Smilacaceae 2
Plumbaginaceae 2
Acanthaceae 2
Simaroubaceae 2
Betulaceae 2
Zygophyllaceae 2
Clethraceae 2
Nelumbonaceae 2
Koeberliniaceae 2
Oxalidaceae 2
Marsileaceae 2
Ehretiaceae 2
Krameriaceae 2
Viscaceae 2
Lecythidaceae 2
Altingiaceae 2
Geraniaceae 2
Meliaceae 2
Brunelliaceae 2
Magnoliaceae 2
Marcgraviaceae 2
Saururaceae 2
Costaceae 2
Begoniaceae 2
Celastraceae 2
Monimiaceae 2
Gesneriaceae 2
Winteraceae 2
Scheuchzeriaceae 1
Anemiaceae 1
Cactaceae 1
Annonaceae 1
Heliotropiaceae 1
Berberidaceae 1
Hernandiaceae 1
Rhizophoraceae 1
Stegnospermataceae 1
Podocarpaceae 1
Tofieldiaceae 1
Ulmaceae 1
Burseraceae 1
Codonaceae 1
Hypoxidaceae 1
Menyanthaceae 1
Haloragaceae 1
Dioscoreaceae 1
Portulacaceae 1
Dipteridaceae 1
Blechnaceae 1
Lennoaceae 1
Molluginaceae 1
Platanaceae 1
Aspleniaceae 1
Thymelaeaceae 1
Polypodiaceae 1
Linderniaceae 1
Phyllonomaceae 1
Clusiaceae 1
Araucariaceae 1
Nymphaeaceae 1
Hamamelidaceae 1
Akaniaceae 1
Rutaceae 1
Aquifoliaceae 1
Cymodoceaceae 1
Passifloraceae 1