Eva Myrtelle (Fling) Roush (1886–1954) was an American botanist noted for her study of Sidalcea and her work at the Arnold Arboretum. [1] [2] [3] [4] In 1930, she received her doctorate degree in botany from Washington University in St. Louis. [5] The standard author abbreviation Roush is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [6]
Originally identified as " S. malvaeflora ," the specimen was not recognized as S. hendersonii until examined by Eva M.F. Roush for her 1931 monograph of the genus.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - In Botany...Eva Myrtelle Fling Roush