Legacy
He is commemorated in the names of several plants, including Engelmann Spruce (Picea engelmannii), Apache Pine (Pinus engelmannii), and Engelmann's Prickly-pear (Opuntia engelmannii).
Engelmann's botanical collection, valuable as containing the original specimens from which many western plants have been named and described, was given to the Missouri Botanical Garden. This gift led to the founding of the Henry Shaw School of Botany as a department of Washington University, St. Louis, where an Engelmann professorship of botany has been established by Shaw in his honor.
The standard author abbreviation Engelm. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.Read more about this topic: George Engelmann
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