Henrietta "Harriet" Sheppard, née Campbell (1786-1858) was a Canadian
naturalist and
botanist
Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
. She was noted for studying and publishing on birds, shells, and plants of the
Quebec region
Image:Regions administratives du Quebec.png, 350px, The seventeen administrative regions of Quebec.
poly 213 415 206 223 305 215 304 232 246 230 255 266 251 283 263 289 280 302 291 307 307 315 308 294 318 301 333 299 429 281 432 292 403 311 388 ...
. Working with
Anne Mary Perceval and
Lady Dalhousie she collected plants of the region.
References
Canadian women botanists
19th-century Canadian women scientists
1786 births
1858 deaths
19th-century Canadian botanists
{{Canada-botanist-stub