Mary Ann Elizabeth Heacock (1915-2011), commonly known as Mary Ann Heacock, was an

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al botanist who collected plants and inspired the work of many

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and plant societies. She was born on 11 June 1915 in

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, USA, and died on 23 July 2011 in

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. Some of the

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and cultivars Heacock had a special role in identifying or developing include: * '' Pinus ponderosa'' 'Mary Ann Heacock', a dwarf pine * '' Opuntia debreczyi'', a prickly pear * '' Penstemon grandiflorus'' 'P010S', Prairie Jewel® penstemon

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1915 births American women botanists American botanists 2011 deaths 21st-century American women {{US-botanist-stub