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### Author
Payson, Edwin Blake (1893-1927), American botanist; Dr. phil. Univ. Washington 1921; BA Univ. Wyoming 1917; professor of botany Univ. Wyoming 1921-1927.
**Abbreviated name**: *Payson* \[standard form in IPNI: *Payson*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection RM|RM]]; further material at [[Collection DBN|DBN]], [[Collection E|E]], [[Collection F|F]], [[Collection GH|GH]], [[Collection MIN|MIN]], [[Collection MO|MO]], [[Collection MSC|MSC]], [[Collection NY|NY]], [[Collection POM|POM]], [[Collection US|US]]. For itinerary and collections see Ewan (1951).
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 3: 59; BJI 2: 132; Bossert p. 303; Ewan ed. 1: 255, 279-280, 300. 1950 (with itin. by L.E.B. Payson), ed. 2: 170-171; Hirsch p. 227; Hortus 3: 1201 (Payson); IH 1 (ed. 7): 339; Kew 4: 255; Langman p. 572; Lenley p. 322; NAF 28B(2): 350; NW p. 54; PH 209; RS p. 133.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Ann. bot. Soc. 96: 8. 1928; Laramie (Wyo.) Republican 16 Mai 1927 (fide Ewan); Torreya 27: 60. 1927.
- Hedge, I.C. & Lamond, J.M., Index coll. Edinb. herb. 117. 1970.
### Publications
##### n.7576. The North American species of Aquilegia
**Title**
*The North American species of Aquilegia*... Washington (Government Printing Office) 1918. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 14 Oct 1918, p. \[i\]-vii, 133-157, ix, *pl. 8-14. Copies*: U, US. – Reprinted and to be cited from Contr. U.S. natl. Herb. 20(4): 133-157, *pl. 8-14.* 1918.
##### n.7577. A monograph of the genus Lesquerella
**Title**
*A monograph of the genus Lesquerella*... \[St. Louis 1922\]. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 14 Jan 1922 (according to footnote on p. \[103\]; the reprint cover states: reprinted Apr 1921), reprinted with special cover but with original pagination, and to be cited from Ann. Missouri bot. Gard. 8: 103-236. 1921 (1922). *Copies*: reprint G, MO, NY.
##### n.7578. A monographic study of Thelypodium
**Title**
*A monographic study of Thelypodium* and its immediate allies \[St. Louis 1923\]. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 16 Feb 1923 (see footnote p. 233; the cover has Sep 1922), reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 9: 233-324. 1922 (1923). *Copies* reprint: BR, G, MO, NY.
##### n.7579. A monograph of the section Oreocarya of Cryptantha
**Title**
*A monograph of the section Oreocarya of Cryptantha* \[St. Louis 1927\]. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 8 Oct 1927 (footnote on p. 211; date on cover of reprint: Sep 1927). Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 14: 211-358. *pl. 25-30.* 1927. *Copies* reprint: G, MO, NY.