Morton Eaton Peck
Morton Eaton Peck (1871–1959) was an American botanist specializing in flora of Oregon. He was professor of botany at Willamette University. He wrote Manual of the Higher Plants of Oregon.
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Morton Eaton Peck

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- Morton Peck
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- Morton Eaton Peck
- Born
- 1871
- Died
- 1959
- Occupation
- Botanist
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Cornell College
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Morton Eaton Peck (1871–1959) was an American botanist specializing in flora of Oregon. He was professor of botany at Willamette University. He wrote Manual of the Higher Plants of Oregon.
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Botanist Arthur Cronquist commented that Peck's Oregon plant collection was "the most complete, so far as I know that exists." M.Peck

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• Name — Morton Peck • Birth Name — Morton Eaton Peck • Born — 1871 • Died — 1959 • Occupation — Botanist
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- 1.Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 12: 369. 1936 (GCI)
- 2.Candollea xviii. 14. 1962 (IK)
- 3.Fl. Pl. Africa xxxi. t. 1214. 1956 (IK)
- 4.Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 37: 92. 1924 (GCI)
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