Nina Floy Bracelin

Nina Floy Bracelin was a botanist, plant collector, and scientific illustrator.

Nina Floy Bracelin
Born	(1890-03-24)March 24, 1890 Star Lake, Minnesota
Died	July 8, 1973(1973-07-08) (aged 83) Berkeley, California
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Botanist, plant collector, scientific illustrator
Years active	1929-1952[1]
Academic background
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Academic work
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley United States Department of Agriculture California Academy of Sciences[2]

A fuchsia, Fuchsia bracelinae, is named after her.[1][3] A willow, Salix lesiolepis bracelinae, is named after her.[1][3] She was given a lifetime membership to the California Academy of Sciences.

She worked extensively with Ynes Mexia[4][5][6][7] and with Alice Eastwood.[1]

The standard author abbreviation Bracelin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]

References

1. Last name Bracelin. "Bracelin, Nina Floy (1890-1973) on JSTOR". Plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
2. "The Academy's Pioneering Women in Science | California Academy of Sciences". Calacademy.org. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
3. Radcliffe, Jane. "Biographical Sketch" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
4. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf8f59n9vd/dsc/
5. "Mexía, Ynés 1870-1938 - Social Networks and Archival Context". Snaccooperative.org. 1938-07-12. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
6. https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/2017/09/01/yn%C3%A9s-mex%C3%ADa-a-short-but-impressive-career-in-botany
7. "Late Bloomer: The Short, Prolific Career of Ynes Mexia - Science Talk". Nybg.org. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
8. IPNI.  Bracelin.