Botany

Began her botany career at age 50 travelling extensively throughout the Americas & collecting over 150 000 plant & flower speciments; has over 50 species of plants named after her; identified more than 500 new varieties of plants including 2 new genera; often travelled alone or with indigenous guides to collect her samples; 1st person to collect sample from what is now known as Denali National Park; canoed approximately 3 000 miles of the Amazon River from its delta to its source to collect specimens; her specimens are still being examined/studied

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Category:
Botany

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
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Co-Inventor:
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