From Ferdinand von Mueller to Otto Tepper   [Dec 1881]

326. Siegesbeckia orientalis, L.

392 Hydrocotyle densiflora, D.C.

394. Carex

zu vergleichen, nahe C. breviculmis.

[for comparison, near C. breviculmis]

389. Mentha australis, RBr

396. Ranunculus rivularis Banks.

390. Centipeda Cunninghami, F.vM.

393. Callistemon salignus, Smith

391. Im Onkaparinga? Sammeln Sie freundlichst etwas mehr.

[In the Onkaparinga?1 Kindly collect some more.]

398 Limnanthemum exaltatum FvM

399. Mentha gracilis, R.Br.

400 Muehlenbeckia appressa, Meissner

401. Samolus repens, Persoon

402 Grevillea lavandulacea Schlectendal

var ramulosa2

408. Schizaea fistulosa, Labill!

Geographisch interessant!

[Geographically interesting!]

405. Danthonia penicillata, FvM

kleine Varietät

[small variety]

406 Pentapogon Billardieri, RBr

407. a, Ehrharta stipoides Lab..

b, Testuca3 bromoides L.

404. Poa caespitosa G. Forster

410. Styphelia strigosa, Smith

409. Aster teretifolius, FvM

411. Goodenia amplexans, FvM

Samen erwünscht

[Seeds required]

413 Eriostemon difformis, A.C.

417 & 416 Marianthus bignoniaceus FvM

Samen erwünscht

[Seeds required]

415. Xerotes glauca RBr ♀

415 (a) Lepidosperma

ohne Frucht

[without fruit]

414 Viminaria denudata Sm

412 Billardiera

Vide Brief, morgen

[See letter tomorrow]4

419 Gleichenia circinnata Sw

420 Juncus pauciflorus RBr

418 Juncus prismatocarpus RBr

423. Distichlis maritima Rafinesque

422 Cyperus lucidus RBr

Kleine Form.

[Small form.]

5107. Pultenaea largiflorens, FvM

424 Eutaxia empetrifolia, Schlecht

259 Lomaria

Junger Zustand.

[Juvenile condition.]

428 Ptilotus erubescens, Schlect.

425. Leptospermum lanigerum Aiton

433. Cynodon Dactylon, Richard.

430 Danthonia penicullaris6

sehr veränderlich

[very variable]

431. Dichelachne crinita J Hooker.

432. Agrostis quadriseta, RBr

484 Stipa semibarbata, RBr

485 Hibbertia stricta RBr var

487 Juncus

Alle diese erfordern sehr genauen Zerlegung der Blüthe & Frucht

[All these require very precise dissection of the flowers and fruit]

438 Amphipogon strictus, RBr

439 Agrostis Solandri, FvM

436. Carex paniculata L.

440 Xerotes dura FvM

379. Ich sehe keine Frucht, welche sicher zu finden ist.

[I see no fruit, which are certainly to be found.]

Mit besten Wünschen für das Neu-Jahr und Dank für die Gratulations Karte von Ihnen

[With best wishes for the New Year and thanks for your congratulatory card.]

Ferd.von Mueller

426 Hybanthus floribundus F.v.M.

412. Ich halte diese Pfl. für eine einzeln–blumige Var von Billardiera cymosa, möchte aber reife Frucht vergleichen. Wie ist B. longiflora in Prof Tate's Liste gekommen? Vielleicht wie Adiantum hispidulum durch den Rev. Tenison Woods.

[I regard this plant as a single-flowering variety of Billardiera cymosa, but would like to compare ripe fruit. How did B. longiflora get in Prof. Tate's list? Perhaps like Adiantum hispidulum through the Rev. Tenison Woods.]

Adiantum hispidulum

Agrostis quadriseta

Agrostis Solandri

Amphipogon strictus

Aster teretifolius

Billardiera

Billardiera cymosa

Billardiera longiflora

Callistemon salignus

Carex breviculmis

Carex paniculata

Centipeda Cunninghami

Cynodon Dactylon

Cyperus lucidus

Danthonia penicillata

Danthonia penicullaris

Dichelachne crinita

Distichlis maritima

Ehrharta stipoides

Eriostemon difformis

Eutaxia empetrifolia

Gleichenia circinnata

Goodenia amplexans

Grevillea lavandulacea var ramulosa

Hibbertia stricta

Hybanthus floribundus

Hydrocotyle densiflora

Juncus

Juncus pauciflorus

Juncus prismatocarpus

Lepidosperma

Leptospermum lanigerum

Limnanthemum exaltatum

Lomaria

Marianthus bignoniaceus

Mentha australis

Mentha gracilis

Muehlenbeckia appressa

Pentapogon Billardieri

Poa caespitosa

Ptilotus erubescens

Pultenaea largiflorens

Ranunculus rivularis

Samolus repens

Schizaea fistulosa

Siegesbeckia orientalis

Stipa semibarbata

Styphelia strigosa

Testuca bromoides

Viminaria denudata

Xerotes glauca

Xerotes dura

i.e. the valley of the Onkaparinga River, SA.

M's name Grevillea ramulosa was published in Meisner (1853a), p. 357, and in Bentham (1863-78), vol. 5, p. 448, was treated as a synonym of G. lavandulacea.

Festuca?

See postscript.

The text that follows is on a separate sheet, also marked by Tepper 'Recd. Dec 31. 81', that the above note accompanying no. 412 suggests may have been sent separately.

The name Danthonia penicullaris has not been found (IPNI, APNI both accessed 1 February 2021); error for Danthonia penicillata?

Marked by Tepper: 'Recd. Dec 31. 81'.

Please cite as “FVM-81-12-00b,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/81-12-00b