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Introduced more than 200,000 exotic plants and varieties of established crops to the United States, including mangoes, dates, and cherries.

Noted for his study of North American flora and the establishment of botanical gardens in the United States.

Considered to be the most important American botanist of the 19th century, he authored 'Gray’s Manual' of the Northern United States flora.

Known for his work on the ecology and evolution of tropical plants, biodiversity conservation and sustainable development.

Discovered transposable elements or 'jumping genes,' which won her the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

A naturalist who studied plants and insects, publishing detailed illustrations of the metamorphosis of caterpillars into butterflies.

Established horticulture as a scientific discipline and wrote extensively on botany, horticulture, and agricultural techniques.

Co-founded the New York Botanical Garden and was a pioneer in the field of bryology (study of mosses).

Discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance, forming the foundation of genetics.

Developed the binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms.

Promoted alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, and developed dozens of products from them.