John Muir

John Muir; J. Muir

* April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914 †

botanist, geologist, explorer, engineer, inventor, essayist, writer, autobiographer, preservationist, mountaineer, glaciologist, ecologist, philosopher, naturalist, conservationist

Scottish-born American naturalist and author (1838-1914)

Wikidata iD https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379580

United States of America

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Scotland

Collected or identified specimens in the following Families:

Families Collected 79

Cyperaceae 42
Asteraceae 32
Pinaceae 24
Poaceae 18
Ericaceae 12
Rosaceae 9
Polytrichaceae 8
Amblystegiaceae 8
Pteridaceae 7
Salicaceae 7
Cupressaceae 7
Dicranaceae 5
Ulmaceae 5
Juncaceae 5
Campanulaceae 4
Polygonaceae 4
Sapindaceae 3
Betulaceae 3
Lamiaceae 3
Plantaginaceae 3
Fagaceae 3
Inoceramidae 3
Gentianaceae 3
Hylocomiaceae 2
Polygalaceae 2
Montiaceae 2
Rubiaceae 2
Brassicaceae 2
Euphorbiaceae 2
Bartramiaceae 2
Mniaceae 2
Rhamnaceae 2
Myricaceae 2
Iridaceae 2
Orchidaceae 2
Brachytheciaceae 2
Adoxaceae 2
Bryaceae 2
Radiolitidae 2
Hypericaceae 2
Hypnaceae 1
Pleuroziopsaceae 1
Sphagnaceae 1
Neckeraceae 1
Cladoniaceae 1
Orobanchaceae 1
Juglandaceae 1
Apocynaceae 1
Oleaceae 1
Namaceae 1
Balsaminaceae 1
Aquifoliaceae 1
Caprifoliaceae 1
Solanaceae 1
Parmeliaceae 1
Fabaceae 1
Athyriaceae 1
Typhaceae 1
Tofieldiaceae 1
Equisetaceae 1
Elaeagnaceae 1
Apiaceae 1
Onagraceae 1
Clethraceae 1
Phyllanthaceae 1
Anacardiaceae 1
Lycopodiaceae 1
Grimmiaceae 1
Saxifragaceae 1
Blechnaceae 1
Asparagaceae 1
Polypodiaceae 1
Liliaceae 1
Woodsiaceae 1
Leskeaceae 1
Lepidoziaceae 1
Stagonolepididae 1
Leucodontaceae 1
Viscaceae 1