Janice Carson Beatley | |
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Born | Columbus, Ohio, United States | 18 March 1919
Died | 14 November 1987 | (aged 68)
Education | Ohio State University |
Known for | Botanical research at NNSS |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
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 .