Janice C. Beatley

Janice Carson Beatley
A black-and-white photograph of a young woman with dark hair
Photograph of Janice Beatley
Born(1919-03-18)18 March 1919
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Died14 November 1987(1987-11-14) (aged 68)
EducationOhio State University
BA 1940
MS 1948
PhD 1953
Known forBotanical research at NNSS
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Thesis The primary forests of Vinton and Jackson counties, Ohio  (1953)
Author abbrev. (botany)Beatley

Janice Carson Beatley (March 18, 1919 – November 14, 1987) was an American botanist, known for her fieldwork on the forests of Ohio and the flora of the Nevada Atomic Test Site. Beatley was Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Cincinnati. She has three plant species named in her honour including Astragalus beatleyae [es; fr; ast; vi].