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Ruth Ashton Nelson (1896–1987)

Author of Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park

5 Works 122 Members

About the Author

Includes the names: Ruth E. Ashton, Ruth A. Nelason, Ruth Elizabeth Ashton Nelson, Ruth Elizabeth (Ashton) Nelson

Image credit: with husband, Aven Nelson, in 1931

Works by Ruth Ashton Nelson

Plants of Rocky Mountain National Park (1982) 59 copies

Handbook of Rocky Mountain Plants (1992) 42 copies

Plants of Zion National Park (1976) 18 copies

Plants Of Rocky Mountain National Park Revised edition (1953) 2 copies

WILD FLOWERS OF WYOMING, Agricultural Extension Bulletin 490 (1968) 1 copy

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Other names: Ashton, Ruth Elizabeth (birth)
Birthdate: 1896-11-29
Date of death: 1987-07-04
Gender: female
Occupations: botanist
Organizations: University of Wyoming
Rocky Mountain National Park

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Works: 5
Members: 122
Popularity: #163,288
Rating: 3.8

ISBNs: 7

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