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Nina Floy Bracelin
Born(1890-03-24)March 24, 1890
Star Lake, Minnesota
DiedJuly 8, 1973(1973-07-08) (aged 83)
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation(s)Botanist, plant collector, scientific illustrator
Years active1929-1952[2]
Academic background
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of California, Berkeley
United States Department of Agriculture
California Academy of Sciences[1]

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

A fuchsia, Fuchsia bracelinae, is named after her.[2][3] A willow, Salix lesiolepis bracelinae, is named after her.[2][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.[2]

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

References

  1. ^ "The Academy's Pioneering Women in Science | California Academy of Sciences". Calacademy.org. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. ^ a b c d Last name Bracelin. "Bracelin, Nina Floy (1890-1973) on JSTOR". Plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Bracelin.