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Creator:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden  Search this

Type:

Interviews

YouTube Videos

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2021-04-27T23:42:41.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

Topic:

Art, modern  Search this

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Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

YouTube Channel:

hirshhornmuseum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_6RBrPaMun_4

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

John G. Jack  Search this

Place:

Harvard Tropical Garden, Soledad, Cienfuegos, Province of Santa Clara, Las Villas, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

27 Feb 1932

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Caesalpinioideae

Published Name:

Inga spuria Humb. & Bonpl.

Inga spectabilis (Vahl) Willd.

Barcode:

00988578

USNM Number:

1556360

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38d5c97af-cc05-48d5-b072-d2e7a09fab68

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13162298

Life Form:

Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Average Height:

6-15'

Bark Characteristics:

Twigs: green and 4-sided Mature: brown and scaly

Bloom Characteristics:

Tiny, tube shaped, 5-lobed flowers grow in dense, spherical flower heads. 1.5" diameter.

Foliage Characteristics:

Lance-shaped, dark green, paired or whorled leaves emerge in May. 2-6" long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Ball-like fruit made up of many, tiny, two-seeded nutlets. Usually persist through winter. September and October.

Key ID Characteristics:

Pincushion flower heads, elongated lenticels, and swollen stem bases.

Range:

E Canada to C America, Cuba

Habitat:

Riparian

Topic:

Display Gardens  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

Button Bush

Common Buttonbush

Globe-flowered Bush

Swamp Globeflower

Button Willow

White Pond-dogwood

Honey Balls

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Asteranae

Order:

Gentianales

Family:

Rubiaceae

Genus:

Cephalanthus

Species:

occidentalis

Accession Number:

2023-0151A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection

On Display:

National Museum of the American Indian

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax70f6c4ac3-8d62-4823-8783-cdb96cf80e6c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2023-0151A

Life Form:

Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Average Height:

6-15'

Bark Characteristics:

Twigs: green and 4-sided Mature: brown and scaly

Bloom Characteristics:

Tiny, tube shaped, 5-lobed flowers grow in dense, spherical flower heads. 1.5" diameter.

Foliage Characteristics:

Lance-shaped, dark green, paired or whorled leaves emerge in May. 2-6" long.

Fruit Characteristics:

Ball-like fruit made up of many, tiny, two-seeded nutlets. Usually persist through winter. September and October.

Key ID Characteristics:

Pincushion flower heads, elongated lenticels, and swollen stem bases.

Range:

E Canada to C America, Cuba

Habitat:

Riparian

Topic:

Display Gardens  Search this

Living Collections  Search this

Common Name:

Button Bush

Common Buttonbush

Globe-flowered Bush

Swamp Globeflower

Button Willow

White Pond-dogwood

Honey Balls

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Asteranae

Order:

Gentianales

Family:

Rubiaceae

Genus:

Cephalanthus

Species:

occidentalis

Accession Number:

2023-0233A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Display Collection

On Display:

National Museum of the American Indian

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax76448a1d2-2f71-4552-81c5-16174f9ee202

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2023-0233A

Artist:

Ana Mendieta, American, b. Havana, Cuba, 1948–1985  Search this

Medium:

Chromogenic photograph

Dimensions:

8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1972

Credit Line:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of the Raquelin Mendieta Family Trust in honor of Olga Viso, 2003

Accession Number:

03.27

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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection

School:

Hispanic Contemporary

Data Source:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2cb5b31b5-8516-40d7-b028-479277eef887

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hmsg_03.27

Preparation:

Photograph

Place:

Atkins Garden, Cuba

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia neriifolia L.

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Botany

Non-specimen graphic

Plant Image Collection

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3fb229e13-d0d8-4ee3-b9a1-7e733d571f46

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10323033

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Conrad V. Morton  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Natural woods preserve  Search this

Place:

On ground of Harvard Botanical Garden, Central Soledad, near Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

24 Feb 1956

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Phyllanthaceae

Published Name:

Savia sessiliflora (Sw.) Willd.

Barcode:

00958363

USNM Number:

2351055

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31b4a5711-c7e8-440d-9e0c-1622eb69152e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10850129

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Bro. León  Search this

Place:

At Havana Botanical Garden, coming from Sancti Spíritus, La Habana, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

Jun 1929

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Putranjivaceae

Published Name:

Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.

Putranjiva roxburghii Wall.

Drypetes serrata (Maycock) Krug & Urb.

Barcode:

00969109

USNM Number:

2289439

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/35d6746b7-a950-4ad5-b391-1e13c0429d89

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10850203

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Conrad V. Morton  Search this

J. Acuña  Search this

Max. Elevation:

700  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

In garden  Search this

Min. Elevation:

300  Search this

Place:

Northern spur of Sierra Maestra, W of Río Yao, Finca Bucaro, Oriente, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

24 Oct 1941 to 30 Oct 1941

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq.

Barcode:

00970259

USNM Number:

1783301

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3db652119-7a64-4979-8aae-c8db15c55636

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10850641

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Charles F. Baker  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Gardens  Search this

Min. Elevation:

97  Search this

Place:

Santiago de las Vegas, Municipio Boyeros, La Habana, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

25 Sep 1907

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Acalypha godseffiana Mast.

Barcode:

00970344

USNM Number:

618174

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/345ee8220-0019-4a31-841b-061c4be2c132

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10850683

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Grady L. Webster  Search this

Microhabitat Description:

Cultivated. Originally collected in dry scrub.  Search this

Place:

SANTIAGO DE CUBA: garden of Mr C D Bingham, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

13 Aug 1951

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Jatropha pauciflora Griseb. subsp. pauciflora

Jatropha pauciflora Griseb.

Barcode:

00983696

USNM Number:

2284129

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33ad06de8-101a-48ed-9707-0e275ef89a6f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10851711

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Conrad V. Morton  Search this

Place:

Soledad, Harvard Botanical Garden Weed, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

12 Nov 1941

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia hypericifolia L.

Chamaesyce hypericifolia (L.) Millsp.

Barcode:

00984594

USNM Number:

1782580

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/372aa435f-509c-45c6-9dfe-c5b2c2c185cc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10852903

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Allen H. Curtiss  Search this

Place:

Havana, Botanical Garden, La Habana, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

5 May 1905

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia hypericifolia L.

Chamaesyce hypericifolia (L.) Millsp.

Barcode:

00984597

USNM Number:

522365

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3546a03f6-b2ff-4152-ab4b-7da43911b8e0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10852908

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Conrad V. Morton  Search this

J. Acuña  Search this

Max. Elevation:

700  Search this

Min. Elevation:

300  Search this

Place:

W of Rio Yao, northern spur of Sierra Maestra Finca Bucaro, weed in garden, Oriente, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

24 Oct 1941 to 30 Oct 1941

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia hirta L.

Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.

Barcode:

00984605

USNM Number:

1782364

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/355810754-6ba8-40d5-b8ef-fc16f146be8b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10852921

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Allen H. Curtiss  Search this

Place:

Havana, Botanical Garden, La Habana, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

Apr 1905

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia ophthalmica Pers.

Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D.G. Burch

Barcode:

00984878

USNM Number:

522335

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b246cc2b-6476-468d-8df2-134f2ca00759

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10853153

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Conrad V. Morton  Search this

Place:

Soledad, Harvard Botanical Garden Weed, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

12 Nov 1941

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia ophthalmica Pers.

Chamaesyce ophthalmica (Pers.) D.G. Burch

Barcode:

00984882

USNM Number:

1782576

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e79a731d-0551-4d8b-8763-4dfabf87c8e2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10853166

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Allen H. Curtiss  Search this

Place:

Botanical Garden, La Habana, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

22 Mar 1905

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia prostrata Aiton

Chamaesyce prostrata (Aiton) Small

Barcode:

00984901

USNM Number:

522312

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36dc6abe0-fa72-40fd-95dc-0fc689cbecab

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10853198

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Conrad V. Morton  Search this

Place:

Soledad, Harvard Botanical Garden, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

12 Nov 1941

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae

Published Name:

Euphorbia heterophylla L.

Barcode:

00984311

USNM Number:

1783404

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30a5f9bfe-16ea-43c4-a210-94570a5e7868

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10853316

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

E. Atchison  Search this

Place:

Soledad Garden, Cienfuegos, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

27 Jul 1947

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Caesalpinioideae

Published Name:

Cojoba arborea (L.) Britton & Rose

Pithecellobium sp.

Barcode:

00988865

USNM Number:

1955142

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/33adad0d5-b29a-4c9d-9fee-5dc4f0ff8b4d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10853434

Biogeographical Region:

81 - Caribbean  Search this

Collector:

Charles F. Baker  Search this

Min. Elevation:

97  Search this

Place:

Calcutta Garden, Santiago de las Vegas, Municipio Boyeros, La Habana, Cuba, West Indies - Neotropics

Collection Date:

12 Sep 1906

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Fabales Fabaceae Papilionoideae

Published Name:

Crotalaria juncea L.

Barcode:

00989486

USNM Number:

618073

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

West Indies Project

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36f2d23fa-2a13-4267-a0bc-2de741d0b32a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_10854335