Gannets
Morus
Having a maximum lifespan of up to 35 years,Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus, in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies. "Gannet" is derived from Old English ganot "strong or masculine", ultimately from the same Old Germanic root as "gander". Morus is derived from Ancient Greek moros, "foolish", due to the lack of fear shown by breeding gannets and boobies allowing them to be easily killed.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Northern Gannet
speciesMorus bassanus
Australasian Gannet
speciesMorus serrator
Cape Gannet
speciesMorus capensis
Cape × Australasian Gannet
hybridMorus capensis × serrator
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
History of Rare Plants Observed in Pannonia
Carolus Clusius · 1583 · p.123
Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration
Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.803
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.196
Garden of Health
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.274
Hortus Eystettensis
Basilius Besler · 1640 · p.154
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.287
Rariorum Plantarum Historia (with Fungorum Historia)
Carolus Clusius · 1601 · p.136
Ortus sanitatis
1491 · p.274
Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)
Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.223
Garden of Health
1507 · p.221
Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants
Leonhart Fuchs · 1549 · p.554
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.171
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 3800.