Phoebe Lankester

Phoebe Lankester
Born
Phoebe Pope

(1825-04-10)10 April 1825
Died9 April 1900(1900-04-09) (aged 74)
NationalityBritish
Occupationbotanist

Phoebe Lankester (also Phebe Lankester; 10 April 1825 – 9 April 1900) was a British botanist known for her popular science writing, particularly on wildflowers, parasitic plants, and ferns. Her writing incorporated both technical, high-level text and writing accessible to the lay reader.