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Nina Floy Bracelin was a botanist, plant collector, and scientific illustrator.

Nina Floy Bracelin
Born	(1890-03-24)March 24, 1890 Star Lake, Minnesota
Died	July 8, 1973(1973-07-08) (aged 83) Berkeley, California
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Botanist, plant collector, scientific illustrator
Years active	1929-1952[1]
Academic background
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Academic work
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley United States Department of Agriculture California Academy of Sciences[2]

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]

The standard author abbreviation Bracelin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]

References

External links

• Transcript of oral history interview with Nina Floy Bracelin, 1965 and 1967. The Bancroft Library

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