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Eva Myrtelle Roush

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Eva Myrtelle (Fling) Roush (1886–1954) was an American botanist noted for her study of Sidalcea and her work at the Arnold Arboretum.[1][2][3][4] In 1930, she received her doctorate degree in botany from Washington University in St. Louis.[5] The standard author abbreviation Roush is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

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  1. ^ Gisler, Melanie Marshall; Love, Rhoda M. (2005). "Henderson's checkermallow: The natural, botanical, and conservation history of a rare estuarine species" (PDF). Kalmiopsis. 12: 1–8. Originally identified as " S. malvaeflora ," the specimen was not recognized as S. hendersonii until examined by Eva M.F. Roush for her 1931 monograph of the genus.
  2. ^ Munz, Philip Alexander; Keck, David D. (1973). A California Flora. University of California Press. p. 1570. ISBN 9780520024052. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. ^ Roush, Eva Myrtelle Fling (1931). A monograph of the genus Sidalcea... Washington university. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ^ Roush, Eva M. Fling (1931). "A synopsis of Robinsonella". Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 12 (1): 49–59. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.2814. JSTOR 43780581.
  5. ^ "600 to Get Degrees at Washington U. Exercises Tuesday". Newspapers.com. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 8 Jun 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 7 November 2021. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - In Botany...Eva Myrtelle Fling Roush
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Roush.