George Bishop Sudworth

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George Bishop Sudworth (1864-1927) was an American botanist. At the time of his death, he was the Chief Dendrologist of the US [[Forest Service].

During his life, Sudworth published several books including

A Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States[1] Important Trees of the Pacific Slope Cypress and Juniper Trees of the Rocky Mountain Region Spruce and Balsam Fir Trees of the Rocky Mountain Region Pine Trees of the Rocky Mountain Region

Sudworth discovered many new species and varieties of North American trees. The standard botanical author abbreviation Sudw. is applied to plants he named.


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