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A '''botanical expedition''' is a [[science|scientific]] journey or voyage designed to explore the [[flora]] of a particular region. The expedition could be specifically designed for exploring the flora, or this could have been a part of studying the [[natural history]] of the region. A naturalist or [[botany|botanist]] was charged with drawing and describing the flora, collecting specimens of unknown plants in a [[plant press]], and identifying potential economically important plants.<ref>Visible Empire: Botanical Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Hispanic Enlightenment, Daniela Bleichmar, University of Chicago Press, 2012</ref> On botanical expeditions funded by governments, the plants were often collected by the person in the field, but described and named by a government sponsored scientists at botanical gardens and universities. For example, many of the species collected on the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] were described and named by [[Frederick Traugott Pursh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/LnC/pursh.html |title=Frederick Traugott Pursh (1774-1820) |publisher=Plantsystematics.org |access-date=2013-08-29}}</ref> |
A '''botanical expedition''' is a [[science|scientific]] journey or voyage designed to explore the [[flora]] of a particular region. The expedition could be specifically designed for exploring the flora, or this could have been a part of studying the [[natural history]] of the region. A naturalist or [[botany|botanist]] was charged with drawing and describing the flora, collecting specimens of unknown plants in a [[plant press]], and identifying potential economically important plants.<ref>Visible Empire: Botanical Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Hispanic Enlightenment, Daniela Bleichmar, University of Chicago Press, 2012</ref> On botanical expeditions funded by governments, the plants were often collected by the person in the field, but described and named by a government sponsored scientists at botanical gardens and universities. For example, many of the species collected on the [[Lewis and Clark Expedition]] were described and named by [[Frederick Traugott Pursh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantsystematics.org/reveal/pbio/LnC/pursh.html |title=Frederick Traugott Pursh (1774-1820) |publisher=Plantsystematics.org |access-date=2013-08-29}}</ref> |
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* {{Cite book |last=Edwards |first=Ambra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lZxREAAAQBAJ |title=The Plant-Hunter's Atlas: A World Tour of Botanical Adventures, Chance Discoveries and Strange Specimens |date=2021 |publisher=[[Quercus (publisher)|Quercus Publishing]], [[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]] |isbn=978-1-5294-1012-9 }} |
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Revision as of 22:35, 27 October 2022
A botanical expedition is a scientific journey or voyage designed to explore the flora of a particular region. The expedition could be specifically designed for exploring the flora, or this could have been a part of studying the natural history of the region. A naturalist or botanist was charged with drawing and describing the flora, collecting specimens of unknown plants in a plant press, and identifying potential economically important plants.[1] On botanical expeditions funded by governments, the plants were often collected by the person in the field, but described and named by a government sponsored scientists at botanical gardens and universities. For example, many of the species collected on the Lewis and Clark Expedition were described and named by Frederick Traugott Pursh.[2]
References
- ^ Visible Empire: Botanical Expeditions and Visual Culture in the Hispanic Enlightenment, Daniela Bleichmar, University of Chicago Press, 2012
- ^ "Frederick Traugott Pursh (1774-1820)". Plantsystematics.org. Retrieved 2013-08-29.