David Bruce Lellinger (born 1937, Chicago) is an American botanist, specializing in ferns. He began work at the

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as a student assistant in 1960 and 1961. He was hired as full-time staff in 1963. He was later curator of

pteridology A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except th ...

there before retiring on 3 March 2002.

Works by D. B. Lellinger

*Lellinger, David B. ''The Ferns and Fern-Allies of Costa Rica, Panama, and the Choco (Part I: Psilotaceae through Dicksoniaceae).'' ''Pteridologia'' 2A: The

American Fern Society The American Fern Society was founded in 1893. Today, it has more than 1,000 members around the world, with various local chapters. Among its deceased members, perhaps the most famous is Oliver Sacks, who became a member in 1993. Willard N. Clut ...

, Inc. 1989. 364pp, softcover. . * Lellinger, David B. ''A Field Manual of the Ferns & Fern-Allies of the United States & Canada.'' Photographs by A. Murray Evans. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. 1985. 389pp. Softcover . Hardcover . * Lellinger, David B. ''Flora of the Guianas, Series B: Ferns and Fern Allies, Fascicle 3: Hymenophyllaceae.'' Koeltz Scientific Books. 1994. 66pp, b/w ill, softcover. . * Lellinger, David B. ''Modern English Chinese Glossary for Taxonomic Pteridology.'' Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri. 2007. 222pp, softcover. . *Lellinger, David B. ''A Modern Multilingual Glossary for Taxonomic Pteridology.'' ''Pteridologia'' 3: The

, Inc. 2002. 263pp, 270x190mm, hardcover. . .

References

* DeFilipps, R. (2001).
Botany Profile: Pinnae for Your Thoughts
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