Roland McMillan Harper

Roland McMillan Harper (1878 – 1966) was an American botanist, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and writer.[1] He wrote for the Savannah Morning News and covered the settlement of Georgia's wiregrass region in the late 19th century.[2] He is known for his work in the Southeastern United States.[3] The standard author abbreviation R.M.Harper is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]

  1. ^ Shores, Elizabeth F. (May 30, 2008). On Harper's Trail: Roland McMillan Harper, Pioneering Botanist of the Southern Coastal Plain. University of Georgia Press. ISBN 9780820331003 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Ecology of a Cracker Childhood by Janisse Ray page 101
  3. ^ "Harper, Roland McMillan (1878-1966) on JSTOR". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ International Plant Names Index.  R.M.Harper.