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- Lytton John Musselman
- Professor & Eminent Scholar
- Department of Biological Sciences
- 304 Mills Godwin Bldg
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Norfolk,
VA
23529
- 757-683-3597
- lmusselm@odu.edu
- Web Page
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Education
- University Of North Carolina,
1974
- Major: Botany
- Degree: Ph. D.
- University of Wisconsin,
1968
- Major: Botany
- Degree: M.S.
- Beloit College,
1965
- Major: Biology
- Degree: B.A.
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Research Interests
- Taxonomy, ecology, evolution and control of parasitic weeds, especially Striga in the African Sahel and Orobanche and Cuscuta
in the Middle East.
Systematics and ecology of quillworts (Isoetes, Pteridophyta) in the southern United States, western Asia (with particular
emphasis on Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon), and southern Africa.
Plants of the Bible and Quran.
Ecology and systematics of the Hydroraceae.
Floristics of Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
Ethnobotany, especially of edible North American plants.
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Expertise
- Biology
- Mushrooms / Bible Plants / Wetland Plants / Ecology of Bible Lands/ Fire Ecology/Plants of the Qu'ran/Parasitic Plants
- Plants
- Mushrooms / Bible Plants / Wetland Plants / Ecology of Bible Lands/ Fire Ecology/Plants of the Qu'ran/Parasitic Plants
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Books
- Musselman, L. J., and Knepper, D. A. (2012). Plants of Chesapeake Bay A Guide to Wildflowers, Grasses, Aquatic Vegetation, Trees, Shrubs, and Other Flora. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Musselman, L. J. (2011). Dictionary of Bible Plants. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
- Musselman, L. J., and Keillor, G. (2007). Figs and Dates, Laurel and Myyrh: Plants of the Bible and Quran. Timber Press.
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Book Chapters
- Mohamed, K. I., Bolin, J. F., Musselman, L. J., and Peterson, A. T. (2007). Genetic Diversity of Striga and Implications for Control and Modeling Future Distributions, In: Integrating New Technologies
for Striga Control: Towards Ending the Witch-Hunt. (pp. 71-84). World Publishing Co..
- Yoder, J. I., and Musselman, L. J. (2006). Striga: A Subterranean Parasitic Angiosperm (Witchweed). In: Encyclopedia of Plant and Crop Science.. New York: Taylor and Francis.
- Musselman, L. J., and Mohamed, K. I. (2006). Striga: Flora of Somalia, In: Royal Botanic Gardens: Kew. (pp. 287-289)
- Musselman, L. J. (2004). Cuscutaceae, In: Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. (pp. 187-188). New York: New York Botanical Garden.
- Musselman, L. J. (2004). Hydnoraceae, In: Flowering Plants of the Neotropics. (pp. 187-188). New York Botanical Garden.
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Articles
- Bolin, J. F., Maass, E., and Musselman, L. J. A new species of Hydnora (Hydnoraceae) from southern Africa. Systematic Botany.. Systematic Botany, 36 (2), (pp. 255-260).
- Bolin, J. F., and Musselman, L. J. Epitypification and ecological notes for the Malagasy holoparasite Hydnora esculenta Jum. and H. Perrier (Hydnoraceae).. Nordic Journal of Botany
- Al Arid, K., Bray, R. R., and Musselman, L. J. Microspore wall morphogenesis of Isoetes piedmontana. International Journal of Plant Science.. International Journal of Plant Science
- Chak, W. H., Tennakoon, K. U., Musselman, L. J., and The first report about dodders, the angiosperm parasitic genus Cuscuta (Yuncker) in Brunei Darussalam: A mystifying occurrence.. Folia Malaysiana, 11 (1), (pp. 13-24).
- Bolin, J. F., Bray, R. R., and Musselman, L. J. (2011). A New Species of Diploid Quillwort (Isoetes, Isoetaceae, Lycophyta) from Lebanon. Novon. Missouri Botanical Garden, 21, (pp. 295-298).
- Bolin, J. F., Jones, M., and Musselman, L. J. (2011). Germination of the Federally endangered Michaux’s sumac (Rhus michauxii).. Native Plants Journal, 12 (2), (pp. 119-122).
- Bolin, J. F., Tennakoon, K. U., Maass, E., and Musselman, L. J. (2010). Host specific germination of the root holoparasite Hydnora triceps (Hydnoraceae). Botany, 87 (12), (pp. 1250-1254).
- Musselman, L. J., and Al Zein, M. S. (2010). Isoetes duriei in Lebanon. American Fern Journal, 99 (4), (pp. 333-334).
- Bolin, J. F., Maass, E., and Musselman, L. J. (2009). Pollination biology of Hydnora Africana Thunb. (Hyndoraceae) in Namibia: Brood-site mimicry with insect imprisonment. International Journal of Plant Science, 170, (pp. 157-163).
- Musselman, L. J., and Bolin, J. F. (2008). New infestation of branched broomrape Orobanche ramosa L. (Orobanaceae) on black medic (Medicago lupulina L.) (Fabaceae) in
Virginia. Plant Disease, 92 (2), (pp. 315).
- Bolin, J. F., Bray, R. D., Meskin, M., and Musselman, L. J. (2008). The genus Isoetes L. (Isoetaceae, Lycophyta) in South-Western Asia. Turkish Journal of Botany, 32, (pp. 447-457).
- Tennakoon, K. U., Bolin, J. F., Musselman, L. J., and Maas, E. (2007). Structural attributes of the hypogeous holoparasite Hydnora triceps Drege & Meyer (Hydnoraceae). American Journal of Botany, 94 (9), (pp. 1439-1449).
- Al-Zein, M., and Musselman, L. J. (2006). A western Asian genus honoring a North American pioneer botanist. Castanea Occasional Papers, 2, (pp. 200-205).
- Musselman, L. J. (2006). The botanical activities of George Edward Post (1838-1909). Archives of Natural History, 33 (2), (pp. 282-301).
- Maass, E., and Musselman, L. J. (2004). Hydnora triceps (Hydnoraceae) - First record in Namibia and first description of fruits. Dinteria, 29, (pp. 1-10).
- Musselman, L. J., and Saoud, N. S. (2004). The types of George Edward Post in Beirut and Geneva. Turkish Journal of Botany, 28, (pp. 155-160).
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Presentations
- The true identity of tuckahoe
- Conference Name:
- Location: University of Georgia, Athens
- Date: April 6, 2012
- Authors/Presenters:
Schafran, P. W. Presenter & Author
Wiggins, H. J. Author Only
Musselman, L. J. Author Only
- The Strangest Plant in the World!
- Conference Name: Emirates Natural History Group
- Sponsoring Organization: Emirates Natural History Group
- Location: Al Ein, United Arab Emirates
- Date: October 11, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- Finding a Way Round--Plants that Eat Other Plants
- Conference Name: Kuala Belalong Field Studies Center
- Sponsoring Organization: Kuala Belalong Field Studies Center
- Location: Faculty of Science, University of Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
- Date: October 5, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- The Charm and Challenges of Bible Plant Research
- Sponsoring Organization: The Oregon Garden
- Location: Silverton, OR
- Date: August 20, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- The Strangest Plant in the World!
- Sponsoring Organization: State University of New York Environmental Sciences and Forestry
- Location: Cranberry Lake, NY
- Date: August 3, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- Three lectures on plants
- Conference Name: Prairie Home Productions
- Sponsoring Organization: Prairie Home Productions
- Location: Boston-Montreal
- Date: July, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J. Presenter & Author
- Flora Biology of Hydnora abyssinica--New insights from southern Namibia
- Conference Name: International Parasitic Plant Society
- Sponsoring Organization: International Parasitic Plant Society
- Location: Martin Franca, Italy
- Date: June, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J. Presenter & Author
Maass, E. Presenter & Author
Bolin, J. F. Author Only
- The Genus Hydnora in Southern Africa and Madagascar
- Conference Name: International Parasitic Plant Society
- Sponsoring Organization: International Parasitic Plant Society
- Location: Martin Franca, Italy
- Date: June, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J. Presenter & Author
Bolin, J. F. Author Only
Maass, E. Author Only
- Parasitic Angiosperms
- Conference Name: College of Agriculture, University of Sulaimani
- Sponsoring Organization: College of Agriculture, University of Sulaimani
- Location: Sulaimani, Iraq
- Date: May, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J. Presenter & Author
- Parasitic Angiosperms
- Conference Name: Asbury University
- Sponsoring Organization: Asbury University
- Location: Wilmore, KY
- Date: April, 2011
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- Plants of the Bible
- Conference Name: State University of New York Environmental Science and Forestry
- Sponsoring Organization: State University of New York Environmental Science and Forestry
- Location: Cranberry Lake Biological Station, New York
- Date: August, 2010
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J. Presenter & Author
- Molecular phylogenetic relationships and a revised taxonomy of the holoparasitic family Hydnoraceae
- Conference Name:
- Location: Izmir, Turkey
- Date: 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Boley, J. F.
Motley, T.
Maass, E.
Musselman, L. J.
- Conference Name:
- Location: Bandar Seri Begawan
- Date: October, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- The Role of Plants in Religion and Folklore
- Conference Name:
- Date: March, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- History of Botanical Exploration in the Middle East
- Conference Name: Nature Iraq, American University of Iraq-Sulimaniya
- Sponsoring Organization: Nature Iraq, American University of Iraq-Sulimaniya
- Location: Sulimaniya, Iraq
- Date: March, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- Botanical Exploration in the Middle East
- Conference Name:
- Location: Twin Rivers Institute, Sulimaniya, Iraq
- Date: March, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- Forest Management by Fire
- Sponsoring Organization: University of Sulimaniya, Faculty of Agriculture
- Location: University of Sulimaniya, Sulimaniya, Iraq
- Date: March, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- (Plenary Speaker)
- Conference Name: Qatar Foundation
- Sponsoring Organization: Qatar Foundation
- Location: Quranic Garden, Doha, Qatar
- Date: February, 2009
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- Unraveling the reticulate evolutionary history of the Isoetes hyemalis complex
- Conference Name:
- Location: Vancouver, Canada
- Date: 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Bolin, J. F.
Bray, R. D.
Taylor, W. C.
Musselman, L. J.
- Biodiversity in the Middle East (Plenary Speaker)
- Location: Aqaba, Jordan
- Date: October, 2008
- Authors/Presenters:
Musselman, L. J.
- Stable isotope and mineral relationships in the root holoparasite Hydnora (Hydnoraceae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Charlottesville, VA
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Bolin, J. F.
Tennakoon, K. U.
Musselman, L. J.
- Stable isotope and mineral relationships in the root holoparasite Hydnora (Hydnoraceae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Columbia, SC
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Bolin, J. F.
Tennakoon, K. U.
Musselman, L. J.
- Stable isotope and mineral relationships in the root holoparasite Hydnora (Hydnoraceae)
- Conference Name:
- Location: Chicago, IL
- Date: 2007
- Authors/Presenters:
Bolin, J. F.
Tennakoon, K. U.
Musselman, L. J.
- 1972: Elected Fellow, Linnean Society of London
- 1986: Faculty Research Award, Old Dominion University
- 2001: Fellow, The International Parasitic Plant Society, Nantes, France
- 1998: Induction into Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Kappa Phi
- 1999: Partnership Award, Virginia Chapter, The Nature Conservancy
- 2004: Provost's Award for Leadership in International Education, Old Dominion University
- Fullbright Awards
- Fullbright Awards
- Fullbright Awards