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The spider was first described in 1993 by Norman I. Platnick, who named the type species after the film actor to thank him for narrating a documentary for the Natural History Museum in London.
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Ryan Brennan
march 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2026
The best reseeding coneflowers are wild-type species such as pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), and yellow coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa).
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Grown primarily in Japan, the wild-type species (Wasabia tenuis) are only found mountainside in streambeds and river sand bars [2].
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2014
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Ryan Brennan
march 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2026
The best reseeding coneflowers are wild-type species such as pale purple coneflower (Echinacea pallida), purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea), and yellow coneflower (Echinacea paradoxa).
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026
Grown primarily in Japan, the wild-type species (Wasabia tenuis) are only found mountainside in streambeds and river sand bars [2].
—Alice Chi Phung, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2014
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“Type species.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/type%20species. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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