Nina Floy Bracelin was a botanist, plant collector, and scientific illustrator. A fuchsia, Fuchsia bracelinae, is named after her. A willow, Salix lesiolepis bracelinae, is named after her. She was given a lifetime membership to the California Academy of Sciences. She worked extensively with Ynes Mexia and with Alice Eastwood. The standard author abbreviation Bracelin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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External links Transcript of oral history interview with Nina Floy Bracelin, 1965 and 1967. The Bancroft Library