Patricia Kern Holmgren | |
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 Patricia Kern Holmgren in 1971 | |
| Born | 1940 Athens, Indiana, U.S. |
| Nationality | USA |
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| Spouse | Noel H. Holmgren |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
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| Doctoral advisor | Charles Leo Hitchcock |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | P.K. Holmgren |
Patricia May Holmgren (née Kern; born 1940) is an American botanist. Holmgren's main botanical interests are the flora of the U.S. intermountain west and the genera Tiarella and Thlaspi. Holmgren was the director of the herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden from 1981–2000, and editor of Index Herbariorum from 1974–2008.[1]