Alice F. Tryon

Alice Faber Tryon
Alice Tryon in Brazil
BornAugust 2, 1920
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
DiedMarch 29, 2009(2009-03-29) (aged 88)
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
Washington University in St. Louis
SpouseRolla M. Tryon
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsGray Herbarium, Harvard University
Author abbrev. (botany)A.F.Tryon

Alice Faber Tryon (1920–2009) was an American botanist who specialized in the systematics of ferns and other spore-dispersed plants (pteridology).[1] She had two general areas of interest in her work, first incorporating the use of spore surface patterns into the understanding of fern diversity and systematics, and second the fern family Pteridaceae.

  1. ^ Gastony, G. J.; Barrington, D.S.; Conant, D.S. (2009). "Obituary: Alice Faber Tryon (1920–2009)". American Fern Journal. 99 (4): 231–235. doi:10.1640/0002-8444-99.4.231. S2CID 86162156.