Elliot Calvin Howe

Elliot Calvin Howe (February 14, 1828 – March 2, 1899) was an American botanist and a member of the Torrey Botanical Club. Most notably, he discovered several species of fungi throughout his life, including ''Tricholoma Peckii'', ''Hygrophorus Peckianus'', ''Puccinia curtipes'', ''P. Peckianus'', ''Microsphaera menispermi'', ''M. platani'' and ''M. symphoricarpi'', and two were named after him to commemorate his contributions to the field, ''Stropharia Howeanum'' Pk. and ''Hypoxylon Howeanum'' Pk. Provided by Wikipedia