LeRoy Abrams

LeRoy Abrams (1874–1956) was an American botanist and author.[1][2] He was a Professor of Botany at Stanford University.[2] He wrote and illustrated a four-volume Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States, with the final volume published posthumously, after compilation and editing by Roxanna Ferris.[2]

Professor LeRoy Abrams
Born	October 1, 1874 Sheffield, Iowa
Died	August 15, 1956 (aged 81)
Occupation	Professor, Herbarium Curator
Employer	Stanford University

He and his wife had a home overlooking the Santa Clara Valley.[2] Their only child, a daughter, predeceased him.[2]

The standard author abbreviation Abrams is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]

Bibliography

• Additions to the Flora of Los Angeles County I. 1902.
• Additions to the Flora of Los Angeles County II. 1903.
• Flora of Los Angeles and Vicinity. 1904.
• Phytogeography of Trees and Shrubs of Southern California. 1908.
• The Gymnosperms Growing On the Grounds of Leland Stanford Jr. University (PDF). 1913.
• Cypress Trees in Southern California. 1914.
• The Floral Features of California. 1915.
• Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. 1. Stanford University Press. 1923.
• Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. 2. 1944.
• Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. 3. 1951.
• Illustrated Flora of the Pacific States. 4. 1960.

References

1. "LeRoy Abrams". Harvard University Herbaria - Index of Botanists. Harvard University. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
2. Wilson, Albert (October 1956). "Wilson, Albert, 1903– Papers, ca. 1910–1995, Special Collections & University Archives M1397". Journal of the California Horticultural Society. XVII.
3. IPNI.  Abrams.