During the period 1862 - 1867, when Anderson lived in Nevada, he collected many specimens of flowering plants, which he sent to Asa Gray's herbarium for analysis.
 According to Tiehm, 34 of the plants collected in Nevada became type specimens (as did at least one, collected later, when he lived in Santa Cruz, CA; namely, Arctostaphylos andersonii A.Gray).

Many binomial scientific names honor an Anderson; the ones below honor Charles Lewis Anderson, and are currently (2020) accepted (see references and ITIS).
 Each name is followed by the (plant family name), a common name, and the region where Anderson collected the type specimen.

Photographs of each flowering plant may be found at CalPhotos, and further information is available at CalFlora.

Arctostaphylos andersonii A.Gray  (Ericaceae), Santa Cruz manzanita, near Santa Cruz, CA
Astragalus andersonii A.Gray (Fabaceae), Anderson's milkvetch, near Carson City, NV
Cirsium andersonii (A. Gray) Petr (Asteraceae), Anderson's thistle, Sierra Nevada [Original name:  Cnicus andersonii (A. Gray)]
Delphinium andersonii A.Gray   (Ranunculaceae), Anderson's larkspur, eastern Sierra Nevada
Lupinus andersonii S.Watson  (Fabaceae),  Anderson's lupine, near Carson City, NV
Lycium andersonii A.Gray   (Solanaceae), Anderson thornbush, S.E. NV
Oreostemma alpigenum var.
andersonii (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom  (Asteraceae), Anderson's aster, near Carson City, NV  (Original name: Aster andersonii (A.Gray) A.Gray
Prunus andersonii A.Gray  (Rosaceae), desert peach,  eastern Sierra Nevada
Ranunculus andersonii A.Gray (Ranunculaceae),  Anderson's buttercup, eastern Sierra Nevada
Trifolium andersonii A.Gray    (Fabaceae), Anderson's clover, near Carson City, NV
During the period 1862 - 1867, when Anderson lived in Nevada, he collected many specimens of flowering plants, which he sent to Asa Gray's herbarium for analysis.  According to Tiehm, 34 of the plants collected in Nevada became type specimens (as did at least one, collected later, when he lived in Santa Cruz, CA; namely, Arctostaphylos andersonii A.Gray).
Many binomial scientific names honor an Anderson; the ones below honor Charles Lewis Anderson, and are currently (2020) accepted (see references and ITIS).  Each name is followed by the (plant family name), a common name, and the region where Anderson collected the type specimen.
Photographs of each flowering plant may be found at CalPhotos, and further information is available at CalFlora.
Arctostaphylos andersonii A.Gray  (Ericaceae), Santa Cruz manzanita, near Santa Cruz, CA
Astragalus andersonii A.Gray (Fabaceae), Anderson's milkvetch, near Carson City, NV
Cirsium andersonii (A. Gray) Petr (Asteraceae), Anderson's thistle, Sierra Nevada [Original name:  Cnicus andersonii (A. Gray)]
Delphinium andersonii A.Gray   (Ranunculaceae), Anderson's larkspur, eastern Sierra Nevada
Lupinus andersonii S.Watson  (Fabaceae),  Anderson's lupine, near Carson City, NV
Lycium andersonii A.Gray   (Solanaceae), Anderson thornbush, S.E. NV
Oreostemma alpigenum var. andersonii (A. Gray) G.L. Nesom  (Asteraceae), Anderson's aster, near Carson City, NV  (Original name: Aster andersonii (A.Gray) A.Gray
Prunus andersonii A.Gray  (Rosaceae), desert peach,  eastern Sierra Nevada
Ranunculus andersonii A.Gray (Ranunculaceae),  Anderson's buttercup, eastern Sierra Nevada
Trifolium andersonii A.Gray    (Fabaceae), Anderson's clover, near Carson City, NV
Charles Lewis Anderson