Leach, Lilla Irvin, 1886-1980

Lilla Irvin Leach (1886-1980) was a field botanist who specialized in Oregon flora from 1915-1945. She discovered more than a dozen species and two new genera, Kalmiopsis leachiana and Bensoniella oregana. Lilla and her husband John Roy Leach (1882-1972) purchased a tract of land in southeast Portland where they developed a botanical garden named Sleepy Hollow.

From the description of Lilla Irvin Leach papers, 1892-1971 1930-1963. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 313442149

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