Charles Leo Hitchcock
Charles Leo Hitchcock (April 23, 1902 – February 3, 1986) was an American botanist.[1] He discovered 20 species of plants[2] and his works have been cited thousands of times.[3] 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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Flora of the Pacific Northwest 1973
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Born | April 23, 1902 California |
Died | February 3, 1986 83) | (aged
Nationality | American |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | |
Doctoral students | Patricia Holmgren |
Author abbrev. (botany) | C.L.Hitchc. |
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Charles Leo Hitchcock at the University of Washington Herbarium
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)
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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.
- IPNI. C.L.Hitchc.
External links
- Works by or about Charles Leo Hitchcock in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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