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Nick Moyes/sandbox/Wahl
Born(1900-04-07)April 7, 1900
DiedJune 16, 1975(1975-06-16) (aged 75)
Scientific career
FieldsBotany (plant taxonomy)

Herbert Alexander Wahl, PhD, (7 April 1900 – 16 July 1975[1]) was an American botanist and taxonomist and scientific authority of over twenty plant species.

Wahl was born in Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in horticulture in 1925 and then a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in botany. Wahl was a faculty member of Pennsylvania State University for 40 years, beginning his employment in 1926, and retiring as professor emeritus on 1 July 1966. He taught botany and plant taxonomy, focusing his research on the flora of Pennsylvania.

In 1979 Wahl co-authored the 1979 Atlas of the Flora of Pennsylvania.[2]

Wahl is the scientific authority for over twenty plant taxa, predominantly in the genera Chenopodium[3] and Carex.[4]

Publications

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  • Clausen, Robert T.; Wahl, Herbert A. (1939). "Plants of Central Pennsylvania". Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Club. 41 (481): 28–34. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  • Wahl, Herbert A. (1952). "A Preliminary Study of the Genus Chenopodium in North America". Bartonia. 27: 1–46. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  • Wherry, E. T., Fogg, J. M., & Wahl, H. A. (1979). Atlas of the Flora of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania.

References

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  1. ^ "Professor dies State College, Pa". New Castle News, Pennsylvania. 19 July 1975. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ "Herbert Alexander Wahl correspondence, 1934-1974". Penn State University Libraries. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  3. ^ Allred, Kelly (8 March 2005). "Chenopodium in New Mexico" (PDF). The New Mexico Botanist (32): 1–5. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  4. ^ "Author Search". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Wahl.