Sara Plummer Lemmon
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Sara Allen Plummer Lemmon (1836–1923) was an American botanist. Mount Lemmon in Arizona is named for her, as she was the first Euro-American woman to ascend it. She was responsible for the designation of the golden poppy (Eschscholzia californica) as the state flower of California, in 1903.[1] A number of plants are also named in her honor, including the new genus Plummera (now placed as a subgenus within Hymenoxys[2]), described by botanist Asa Gray in 1882.[3]
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Sara Plummer Lemmon | |
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Born | Sara Allen Plummer September 3, 1836 |
Died | January 15, 1923(1923-01-15) (aged 86) |
Resting place | Mountain View Cemetery (Oakland, California) |
Alma mater | Cooper Union |
Spouse | John Gill Lemmon (married 1880-1908) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Botanical Illustration |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Plummer |
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