Leslie Newton Goodding (1880–1967) was an American

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 ...

who was considered an expert in the flora of the

Southwestern United States The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that generally includes Arizona, New Mexico, and adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Ne ...

Biography

Goodding attended the

University of Wyoming The University of Wyoming (UW) is a public land-grant research university in Laramie, Wyoming. It was founded in March 1886, four years before the territory was admitted as the 44th state, and opened in September 1887. The University of Wyoming ...

from 1899 to 1903, learning botany under

Aven Nelson Aven Nelson (March 24, 1859 – March 31, 1952) was an American botanist who specialized in plants of the Rocky Mountains. He was one of the founding professors of the University of Wyoming, where he taught for 55 years as professor and served as ...

. He spent his summers collecting with Nelson and associate Elias Nelson in Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, and Colorado. Goodding also went to the

University of Montana The University of Montana (UM) is a public research university in Missoula, Montana. UM is a flagship institution of the Montana University System and its second largest campus. UM reported 10,962 undergraduate and graduate students in the fal ...

, studying botany,

plant pathology Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungus, fung ...

and

pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken as ...

. He moved to

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

where he began to teach. He worked at institutions located in

Benson Benson may refer to: Animals *Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain Places Geography Canada *Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality *Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet United Kingdom * Benson, Oxfordshire ...

, Bisbee and Flagstaff. Goodding also was employed by several government agencies throughout his career, mainly concerning erosion control. He developed a strong conservation ethic and worked to preserve the biodiversity of southern Arizona.

Legacy

Several species are named for Goodding, including: '' Sideranthus gooddingii'', ''

Salix gooddingii ''Salix gooddingii'' is a species of willow known by the common name Goodding's willow, or Goodding's black willow. It was named for its collector, Leslie Newton Goodding. ''Salix gooddingii'' is native to the southwestern United States and nor ...

'', ''

Verbena gooddingii ''Glandularia gooddingii'' is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family known by the common name southwestern mock vervain. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it occurs in sandy and rocky desert ha ...

'', '' Allium gooddingii'', and '' Glandularia gooddingii''. The Goodding Research Area at

Sycamore Canyon Sycamore Canyon is the second largest canyon in the Arizona redrock country, after Oak Creek Canyon. The long scenic canyon reaches a maximum width of about . It is in North Central Arizona bordering and below the Mogollon Rim, and is located w ...

also bears his name.

Charlotte Goodding Reeder Charlotte Goodding Reeder (born Charlotte Olive Goodding; July 26, 1916 – October 23, 2009) was an American agrostologist who was active in identifying the flora of Arizona. The abbreviation C.O.Goodd. has also been used. Biography Reeder wa ...

was Goodding's daughter.

References

External links

Leslie Newton Goodding Collecting Field Book, 1902

Goodding at BillionGraves
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodding, Leslie Newton 1880 births 1967 deaths 20th-century American botanists