Helen Aston

Australian botanist, botanical collector, ornithologist and editor (1934-2020).

Helen Isobel Aston (26 March 1934 – 17 March 2020) was an Australian botanist and ornithologist.

Abbreviations: Aston
Occupations: scientific collector, ornithologist, editor, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Australia
Dates: 1934-03-26T00:00:00Z – 2020-03-17T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Narrandera
Direct attributions: 16 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 24 plants, 0 fungi

16 plants attributed, 8 plants contributed to24 plants:

Nymphoides × montana Aston 1982
perennial plant hybrid species in the menyanthaceae family
Nymphoides montana, commonly known as marshwort, is an aquatic plant of the family Menyanthaceae native to southeastern Australia.
Nymphoides triangularis Aston 1984
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
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Nymphoides spinulosperma Aston 1997
perennial plant species in the menyanthaceae family
Nymphoides spinulosperma, commonly known as marbled marshwort, is an aquatic plant of the family Menyanthaceae native to eastern Australia. It was described in 1997. Nymphoides spinulosperma is a perennial herb with stems up to 1.5 cm (0.6 in) long. The oval to circular leaves are 2.5–12 cm long by 2–11 cm wide, with a heart-shaped (cordate) base. There is a pinkspot at the base of the leaf where it attaches to the petiole. The flowers appear in summer and autumn, up to 5.5 cm across and bright yellow with fringed petals. It has been recorded from isolated waterways in Victoria, New South
Nymphoides simulans Aston 2002
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
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Nymphoides quadriloba Aston 1982
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
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Nymphoides beaglensis Aston 1987
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
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Triglochin alcockiae (Cycnogeton Alcockiae) Aston 1993
perennial plant species in the juncaginaceae family
Cycnogeton alcockiae, also known as southern water-ribbons, Alcock's water-ribbons or dwarf water-ribbons, is a plant in the arrowgrass family native to south-eastern Australia, where it has been recorded from South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria. It is found in freshwater and brackish wetland communities, in pools, swamps and the margins of streams, where it grows to about 20 cm in height. The fruit is a papery capsule. The species was first described as Triglochin alcockiae by Helen Aston in 1993, with the species epithet honouring Kath Alcock, a botanical collector and orchid artist of
Nymphoides subacuta Aston 1982
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
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Nymphoides spongiosa Aston 1982
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
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Nymphoides planosperma Aston 1982
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
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Nymphoides elliptica Aston 1984
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
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Nymphoides disperma Aston 1986
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
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Triglochin protuberans Aston 1999
plant species in the juncaginaceae family
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Triglochin longicarpa (Ostenf.) Aston 2008
annual plant species in the juncaginaceae family
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Triglochin isingiana (J.M.Black) Aston 2008
annual plant species in the juncaginaceae family
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Triglochin multifructa Aston 1993
plant species in the juncaginaceae family
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Astonia australiensis (Aston) S.W.L.Jacobs 1997
plant species in the alismataceae family
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Ornduffia umbricola (Aston) Tippery & Les 2009
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
Ornduffia umbricola, also known as the lax marsh-flower, is a species of plant in the Menyanthaceae family of wetland plants that is endemic to Australia. There are two recognised varieties.
Ornduffia submersa (Aston) Tippery & Les 2009
plant species in the menyanthaceae family
Ornduffia submersa is a species of plant in the Menyanthaceae family of wetland plants that is endemic to Western Australia.
Cycnogeton rheophilus (Aston) Mering & Kadereit 2010
plant species in the juncaginaceae family
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Cycnogeton multifructus (Aston) Mering & Kadereit 2010
plant species in the juncaginaceae family
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Cycnogeton microtuberosus (Aston) Mering & Kadereit 2010
plant species in the juncaginaceae family
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Ornduffia umbricola var. beaugleholei (Aston) Tippery & Les 2009
plant variety in the menyanthaceae family
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Cycnogeton alcockiae (Aston) Mering & Kadereit 2010
perennial plant species in the juncaginaceae family
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