Andrew Price Morgan

Andrew Price Morgan ( born October 27, 1836 in Centerville in Dayton, Ohio, † 1907) was an American botanist and mycologist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Morgan ".

Life and work

Morgan worked as a teacher in Dayton.

He studied the botany of the Miami River and published the " Flora of the Miami River, Ohio ." But his particular interest in mycology. He was the mentor of Curtis Gates Lloyd, who also became a noted botanist and mycologist. His correspondence with Lloyd is kept in the " Lloyd Library and Museum " in Cincinnati.

According to Morgan, a number of fungi have been named, including:

• Boletus morgani Peck
• Polyporus morgani Frost
• Lepiota morgani ( " Poisonous parasol " )
• Russula morgani
• Cantharellus morgani Peck
• Hypoxylon morgani Ellis & Everh.

According to his wife, he named the fungus Hygrophorus laurae - today: Limacium laurae ( Morgan ) Singer.