Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

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Norman Carter Fassett 1900-1954

Norman C. Fasset was a pytogeographer, taxonomist, teacher, and conservationist and a pioneer in preserving habitat of the rich and diverse flora of Wisconsin

He authored many books on Wisconsin flora including: 
Spring Flora of Wisconsin.- A Manual of Plants Growing without Cultivation and Flowering Before June 15
A Manual of Aquatic Plants
Grasses of Wisconsin -The Taxonomy, Ecology, and Distribution of the Gramineae Growing in the State without Cultivation

He was curator of the UW-Madison's herbarium from 1937-1954.