Nina Floy Bracelin | |
Birth Date: | 24 March 1890 |
Birth Place: | Star Lake, Minnesota, United States |
Death Place: | Berkeley, California |
Occupation: | Botanist, plant collector, scientific illustrator |
Period: | 1929-1952[1] |
Education: | University of California, Berkeley |
Workplaces: | University of California, Berkeley United States Department of Agriculture California Academy of Sciences[2] |
Nina Floy Bracelin was a botanist, plant collector, and scientific illustrator.
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]