Nina Floy Bracelin

Nina Floy Bracelin was a botanist, plant collector, and scientific illustrator.

Nina Floy Bracelin
Born	March 24, 1890 Star Lake, Minnesota
Died	July 8, 1973 (aged 83) Berkeley, California
Citizenship	American
Occupation	Botanist, plant collector, scientific illustrator
Years active	1929-1952[1]
Academic background
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Academic work
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley United States Department of Agriculture California Academy of Sciences[2]

A fuchsia, Fuchsia bracelinae, is named after her.[1][3] A willow, Salix lesiolepis bracelinae, is named after her.[1][3] She was given a lifetime membership to the California Academy of Sciences.

She worked extensively with Ynes Mexia[4][5][6][7] and with Alice Eastwood.[1]

The standard author abbreviation Bracelin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[8]

References

1. Last name Bracelin. "Bracelin, Nina Floy (1890-1973) on JSTOR". Plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
2. "The Academy's Pioneering Women in Science | California Academy of Sciences". Calacademy.org. 2015-12-21. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
3. Radcliffe, Jane. "Biographical Sketch" (PDF). California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
4. https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/tf8f59n9vd/dsc/
5. "Mexía, Ynés 1870-1938 - Social Networks and Archival Context". Snaccooperative.org. 1938-07-12. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
6. https://www.sdhortnews.org/post/2017/09/01/yn%C3%A9s-mex%C3%ADa-a-short-but-impressive-career-in-botany
7. "Late Bloomer: The Short, Prolific Career of Ynes Mexia - Science Talk". Nybg.org. 2015-02-26. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
8. IPNI.  Bracelin.

External links

• Transcript of oral history interview with Nina Floy Bracelin, 1965 and 1967. The Bancroft Library