Oakes Ames
Ames; O. Ames
* September 26, 1874 – April 28, 1950 †
botanist, explorer
American botanist (1874-1950)
Collected or identified specimens in the following Families:
Families Collected 89
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Orchidaceae
622
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Asteraceae
34
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Fabaceae
21
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Piperaceae
15
- Ericaceae 10
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Brassicaceae
7
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Violaceae
7
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Poaceae
7
- Rosaceae 6
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Ranunculaceae
6
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Polygalaceae
5
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Apiaceae
4
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Colubridae
4
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Betulaceae
3
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Asparagaceae
3
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Anacardiaceae
3
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Amaranthaceae
3
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Stemonitidaceae
3
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Salicaceae
3
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Pteridaceae
3
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Caprifoliaceae
3
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Lamiaceae
3
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Solanaceae
3
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Onagraceae
3
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Aspleniaceae
3
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Oleaceae
2
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Polytrichaceae
2
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Sematophyllaceae
2
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Lythraceae
2
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Campanulaceae
2
- Aulacomniaceae 2
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Plantaginaceae
2
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Hypericaceae
2
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Lentibulariaceae
2
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Portulacaceae
2
- Rubiaceae 2
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Cyperaceae
2
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Thelypteridaceae
2
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Cucurbitaceae
2
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Bartramiaceae
2
- Fontinalaceae 2
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Primulaceae
1
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Pucciniaceae
1
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Grimmiaceae
1
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Caricaceae
1
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Convolvulaceae
1
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Apocynaceae
1
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Caryophyllaceae
1
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Fagaceae
1
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Adoxaceae
1
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Cornaceae
1
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Fabroniaceae
1
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Phytolaccaceae
1
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Acoraceae
1
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Marchantiaceae
1
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Aizoaceae
1
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Araceae
1
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Zygophyllaceae
1
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Iridaceae
1
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Ganodermataceae
1
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Menyanthaceae
1
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Moronidae
1
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Potamogetonaceae
1
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Linderniaceae
1
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Eriocaulaceae
1
- Gentianaceae 1
- Polyporaceae 1
- Agaricaceae 1
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Cactaceae
1
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Aquifoliaceae
1
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Lophocoleaceae
1
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Cambaridae
1
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Juncaceae
1
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Berberidaceae
1
- Hydrophyllaceae 1
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Polemoniaceae
1
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Pinaceae
1
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Sapindaceae
1
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Boraginaceae
1
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Sarraceniaceae
1
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Linaceae
1
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Polypodiaceae
1
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Polygyridae
1
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Dennstaedtiaceae
1
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Passifloraceae
1
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Rhamnaceae
1
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Myrtaceae
1
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Hymenophyllaceae
1
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Brachytheciaceae
1
Families Identified 8
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Orchidaceae
577
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Solanaceae
4
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Hydrangeaceae
3
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Colchicaceae
1
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Carabidae
1
- Nectriaceae 1
- Phyllostictaceae 1
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Cyperaceae
1