List of Irish plant collectors

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This article is a list of historical Irish plant collectors. An important part of taxonomy and botany is the collection of samples from different locales.

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References

  1. http://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/index.html Australian National Botanic Gardens
  2. "Petymol.p.HTML". www.tmbl.gu.se. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010.

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