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Joseph de Jussieu

Joseph De Jussieu
Born 3 September 1704
Lyon
Died 11 April 1779 (1779-04-12) (aged 74)
Paris
Fields Botany
Author abbrev. (botany) J.Juss.

Joseph de Jussieu (3 September 1704 in Lyon – 11 April 1779 in Paris), was a French botanist and explorer, member of the Jussieu family. He introduced the common garden heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) to European gardeners.

He was a brother to Bernard and Antoine de Jussieu.



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