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Mary Ann Heacock

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Died
  
23 July 2011

Mary Ann Elizabeth Heacock, commonly known as Mary Ann Heacock, was born 11 June 1915 in Marthaville, Louisiana and died 23 July 2011 in Waurika, Oklahoma.

Heacock was an avocational botanist who collected plants and inspired the work of many horticulturists and plant societies.

Some of the plant species and cultivars Heacock had a special role in identifying or developing include:

  • Pinus ponderosa 'Mary Ann Heacock', a dwarf pine
  • Opuntia debreczyi, a prickly pear
  • Penstemon grandiflorus 'P010S', Prairie Jewel® penstemon
  • References

    Mary Ann Heacock Wikipedia