Edward Lee Greene (August 20, 1843 – November 10, 1915) was an American botanist.
In 1876–1877, while Greene was an episcopal priest in Yreka, California, he discovered the first specimens of Phlox hirsuta, a small flowering plant found only in that area. He went on to become the first professor of botany at the University of California, Berkeley (1885–1895), a professor of botany at the Catholic University (1895–1904), and associate in botany at...
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Date of birth:
- Aug 20, 1843
Date of death:
- Nov 10, 1915 (age 72 years)
