Alma Holland Beers (1892-1974) was an American botanist known for being the first woman botanist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, including her work plant collecting, co-authoring multiple publications, and creating botanical illustrations.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The standard author abbreviation Beers is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

References

  1. "Alma Holland Beers". www.ibiblio.org. UNC Herbarium. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. BURK, WILLIAM R. (2002). "ALMA LEONORA HOLLAND BEERS: THE FIRST WOMAN BOTANIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA–CHAPEL HILL". Journal of the North Carolina Academy of Science. 118 (4): 221–236. JSTOR 24336300.
  3. Burk, William R. "A Bibliography of the Publications of Alma Holland Beers" (PDF). www.herbarium.unc.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  4. "Alma Lenora Holland Beers". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  5. "William R. Burk Collection of Alma Holland Beers Materials, 1930-2008". finding-aids.lib.unc.edu. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  6. Holmes, Amelia W. (6 March 2015). "More than a Dainty Flower: Alma Holland Beers". uncscosaa.blogspot.com. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  7. International Plant Names Index.  Beers.


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