Education
Ph.D., Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1987. Minor in
Geography. Title of dissertation: "Taxonomy and morphology of the tribe
Phareae (Poaceae: Bambusoideae)."
M.S., Botany, University of
Wisconsin-Madison, 1985.
Research
Research Interests
- Taxonomy, anatomy, morphology, and evolution of tropical
grasses, especially the woody bamboo genus Aulonemia of the
American tropics; the basal grass tribe Phareae.
- Grasses (Poaceae) of Madagascar.
- Taxonomy, ecology, and conservation of plants
of the western Great Lakes region.
-
Public outreach through the development of field guides and online
information
Fieldwork
WISCONSIN,
MICHIGAN and MINNESOTA, 1975-present.
CHILE
ECUADOR
GUYANA
BRAZIL
(States of Bahia and Rio de Janeiro)
MEXICO
COSTA
RICA and PANAMA
MEXICO (again)
WESTERN
UNITED STATES
FRANCE Collaborators
Dr. Lynn G. Clark, Iowa State Univeristy
Ximena
Londoņo, INCIVA, Cali, Colombia
Dr. Paul M. Peterson, Curator of Grasses, Smithsonian
Institution, in Chilean
Andes
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