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Myosotis Brockiei
''Myosotis brockiei'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae, endemic to southern South Island of New Zealand. Lucy Moore and Margaret Simpson described the species in 1973. Plants of this species of forget-me-not are perennial rosettes which form loose tufts or clumps, with ebracteate, erect inflorescences, and white corollas with exserted stamens. Taxonomy and etymology ''Myosotis brockiei'' L.B.Moore & M.J.A.Simpson is in the plant family Boraginaceae and was described by Lucy Moore and Margaret Simpson. ''Myosotis brockiei'' is morphologically similar to other ebracteate-erect species, especially another species also endemic the Western Nelson area on the South Island, '' Myosotis concinna''. In fact, prior to the description of ''M. brockiei,'' several botanists, including Thomas Cheeseman and Lucy Moore, included it within the circumscription of ''M. concinna.'' In the paper describing ''M. brockiei,'' the authors distinguish ''M.'' ''brock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Moore (botanist)
Lucy Beatrice Moore (14 July 1906 – 9 June 1987) was a New Zealand botanist and ecologist. Biography Early life and education Moore was born in Warkworth, New Zealand, Warkworth, New Zealand, on 14 July 1906, the daughter of Janet Morison and Harry Blomfield Moore. Her father was a local librarian and keen amateur naturalist. She went to primary school at Warkworth, New Zealand, Warkworth and then left home to attend Epsom Girls' Grammar School, Epsom Girls' Grammar school in Auckland. She won both a Junior and a Senior National Scholarship at Epsom Girls' as well as a University National Scholarship after enrolling as a student at University of Auckland, Auckland University College in 1925. Moore graduated MSc with first-class honours in 1929 under the direction of the botanist T. L. Lancaster. Her thesis was on the root parasite ''Dactylanthus taylorii, Dactylanthus''. Career Moore was at first unsuccessful in her attempt to work as a botanist. She applied for but failed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
