Jan Frederik Gronovius: Dutch Botanist and Early Collaborator of John Clayton

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A Way With Words Today is the anniversary of the death of the Dutch botanist Jan Frederik Gronovius who died on this day in 1762. Gronovius’s story is inextricably bound to the Virginia botanist John Clayton. Clayton botanized Virginia. In the early 1700s, Clayton sent specimens to Gronovius both directly and indirectly through the English…

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John Clayton’s American Debut: The Blossoming of a Botanical Legacy

Claytonia virginica is one of the many plants named for John Clayton.

This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. October 7, 1720 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we commemorate the first recorded appearance of a most illustrious figure in the annals of colonial botany. John Clayton, that intrepid explorer of flora,…

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