Spencer Le Marchant Moore (1 November 1850 – 14 March 1931) was an English botanist.

Biography

Moore was born in Hampstead. He worked at the

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, from about 1870 to 1879, wrote a number of botanical papers, and then worked in an unofficial capacity at the

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from 1896 until his death. He was involved in an expedition to remote parts of

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from December 1894 to October 1895, travelling from

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to places like Siberia Soak—near

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—and Goongarrie. Moore is commemorated in the plant genus ''

Spenceria ''Spenceria ramalana'' is the lone species in the plant genus ''Spenceria'', known by two varieties. ''S. ramalana'' grows from 18–32 cm. tall, and puts out yellow flowers from July through August; bearing fruit (yellowish-brown achen ...

''.

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* 1850 births 1931 deaths Botanists active in Kew Gardens English botanists English explorers People associated with the Natural History Museum, London People from Hampstead {{England-botanist-stub