Catharine Furbish
Botanist, Deceased Person
1834 – 1931
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Who was Catharine Furbish?
Catharine 'Kate' Furbish was an American botanist who collected, classified and illustrated the native flora of Maine. She devoted over 60 years of her life, travelling thousands of miles throughout her home state and creating very accurate drawings and watercolour paintings of the plants she found.
She discovered two plants which were named after her: Pedicularis furbishiae and Aster cordifolius L., var. Furbishiae.
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