- Kenneth Newbey
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Kenneth Raymond Newbey (11 June 1936–24 July 1988) was a plant ecologist, botanical collector and horticulturist. Born in Katanning, Western Australia, he collected over 12000 specimens, from the Albany-Esperance, wheatbelt, goldfields and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. He died in White Gum Valley in 1988.
Publications
Publications include
- West Australian Wildflowers for Horticulture (1968, two volumes), one of the seminal works introducing native plants into horticulture in Western Australia
References
- "Newbey, Kenneth R.". Biographical notes on plant collectors and illustrators or others relevant to Australian botany. Australian National Botanic Gardens. http://www.anbg.gov.au/biography/newbey-kenneth.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22.
Categories:- 1936 births
- 1988 deaths
- Botanists active in Australia
- Botany in Western Australia
- Scientists from Western Australia
- People from Katanning, Western Australia
- Botanist stubs
- Australian scientist stubs
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