Eleanor Marion Bennett (born 4 February 1942) (née Scrymgeour) is an Australian

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who was employed by the

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from 1965 to 1970. She collected ''

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'' species in the south-west of

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and published a revision of the genus '' Hybanthus'' in 1972. She is the author of two books: ''Bushland Plants of Kings Park, Western Australia'' and ''Common and aboriginal names of Western Australian plant species''. Bennett was also one of the authors of ''Flora of the Perth region.''

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