Mar 20 2019
Among many of the interesting things Ellen Hutchins collected were collections that were eventually used by botanists as type specimens for the names of newly discovered species. We are thrilled to have a handful of Ellen's type collections here at NY.Main Narrative » Ellen Hutchins - Ireland's First Female Botanist
Ellen's Types
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This lichen was named after Ellen by William Leighton in 1854, almost 40 years after her death, based on this collection of hers.
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Virtual Herbarium Record » Enterographa hutchinsiae (Leight.) A.Massal.
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