Thistle Yolette Harris

Thistle Harris
Born29 July 1902
Sydney, Australia
Died5 July 1990(1990-07-05) (aged 87)
NationalityAustralian
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
University of New South Wales
University of Melbourne
AwardsAustralian Natural History Medallion (1963)
Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Wollongong (1985)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
InstitutionsSydney Teachers' College
University of Sydney
Sydney Technical College

Thistle Yolette Harris AM (29 July 1902 – 5 July 1990), was born as Yolette Thistle Harris, but mostly known as Thistle Stead, was an Australian botanist, educator, author and conservationist.