D.G. Fairchild
American botanist, mycologist and explorer · 1869–1954
30 specimens, collected between 1918 and 1941 on 19 collecting days, now held in 3 departments. Identified 5 specimens for others.
On the labels as Fairchild, D.G., D. Fairchild, Fairchild, Fairchild, D..
- Specimens
- 30
- Type specimens
- 0
- Years in the field
- 24
- Islands
- 1
- Species
- 22
- Identifications
- 5
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 2
Where Fairchild collected
Specimens by decade
1910s1940s
Earliest: Claviceps purpurea, 1918. Latest: Cypraea tigris, 1941.
Named for Fairchild
Taxa in the collection whose epithet is formed from the name Fairchild. The naming author’s intent is not recorded, so where several collectors share a surname they are listed under the best-known one.
From the field
As a determiner
5 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: