Occupation Botanist Name LeRoy Abrams | Role Botanist Employer Stanford University | |
Died August 15, 1956, Palo Alto, California, United States Books An illustrated flora of the Pacific States, Flora of Los Angeles and Vicinity | ||
LeRoy Abrams (October 1, 1874 – August 15, 1956) was an American botanist and author. He taught as a Professor at Stanford University. He wrote and illustrated a four-volume Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, the final volume of which was published posthumously.
He and his wife had a home overlooking the Santa Clara Valley. Their only child, a daughter, predeceased him.
The standard author abbreviation Abrams is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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