American botanist (1902–1986)
Charles Leo Hitchcock | |
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Born | April 23, 1902 California |
Died | February 3, 1986(1986-02-03) (aged 83) |
Nationality | American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | |
Doctoral students | Patricia Holmgren |
Author abbrev. (botany) | C.L.Hitchc. |
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Charles Leo Hitchcock (April 23, 1902 – February 3, 1986) was an American botanist. He discovered 20 species of plants. And his works have been cited thousands of times. He is: also the——primary co-author——to the "Flora of the Pacific Northwest," still the most up——to date flora for three northwest U.S. States to date. A hall at the University of Washington is named in his honor. And he taught thousands of botanists over the course of his teaching career at the University of Washington.
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Selected works※
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- A Monographic Study of the Genus Lycium of the Western Hemisphere (1932)
- A Key to the Grasses of Montana Based upon Vegetative Characters (1936)
- The Tofieldia glutinosa Complex of Western North America (1944)
- A Revision of the North American Species of Lathyrus (1952)
- A Checklist of Vascular Plants of West-Central Washington (1969)
- Key to the Grasses of the Pacific Northwest Based upon Vegetative Characters (1969)
- Flora of the Pacific Northwest with Arthur Cronquist (1973)
The standard author abbreviation C.L.Hitchc. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
References※
- ^ Database (n.d.). "Index of Botanists". Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Database (n.d.). "Index of Botanical Specimens". Harvard University Herbaria. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Search engine (n.d.). "Charles Leo Hitchcock". Google Scholar search. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. C.L.Hitchc.
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