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Plants (Botany) ➔ Porter's Sunflower
Taxonomy:
Helianthus porteriIdentifier:
40318Description:
This sample was collected at an altitude of 750 ft. near McGuire's Mill on the Yellow River in Georgia.Date:
September 9 1894Current Location Status:
On LoanCollection Tier:
Tier 2Related Entity:
John K. Small (was collected by)Alternate names: J. K. Small
John Kunkel Small was born on January 31, 1869, in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. He studied botany at Franklin & Marshall College and Columbia University. He was the first Curator of Museums at The New York Botanical Garden, a post in which he served from 1898 until 1906. From 1906 to 1934 he was Head Curator and then from 1934 until his death he was Chief Research Associate and Curator. He published Flora of the Southeastern United States in 1903 which remains one of the best flora references for much of the South.
