Mary DeDecker

Mary DeDecker
Mary Caroline Foster DeDecker
Born(1909-10-03)October 3, 1909
Guymon, Oklahoma
DiedSeptember 5, 2000(2000-09-05) (aged 90)
Independence, Inyo County, California
Resting placeIndependence Cemetery, Inyo County, California
CitizenshipAmerican
Known forDiscovered 6 new plants:
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Mary Caroline Foster DeDecker (3 October 1909 - 5 September 2000) was an American botanist, conservationist, environmentalist and founder of the Bristlecone Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.[1] She discovered six new plants, three of which, including Dedeckera eurekensis,[2] are named in her honor.[3] Dedeckera Canyon, south of Eureka Dunes, is also named after her.[4]

  1. ^ "Mary DeDecker Papers". oac.cdlib.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. ^ "Plants Profile for Dedeckera eurekensis (July gold)". plants.sc.egov.usda.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  3. ^ Carter, Annetta M.; Constance, Lincoln; DeDecker, Mary; Holleuffer, Carol; McClintock, Elizabeth May; Library, Bancroft. California women in botany. Berkeley, Calif.: University of California.
  4. ^ Steve, Wild (2009-02-22). "Botanist Mary DeDecker". Death Valley Journal. Retrieved 2020-01-15.