Ruth Mason

New zealand botanist (1913-1990).

Ruth Mason (7 November 1913 – 14 May 1990) was a New Zealand botanist specialising in the taxonomy and ecology of freshwater plants. She was employed at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research for 35 years undertaking research into aquatic plants, pioneering new techniques for plant preservation and collecting over 13,000 plant specimens in the field. She was awarded life membership by the New Zealand Ecological Society.

Abbreviations: R.Mason
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: New Zealand
Dates: 1913-01-01T00:00:00Z – 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Auckland
Direct attributions: 8 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 9 plants, 0 fungi

8 plants attributed, 1 plant contributed to9 plants:

Ruppia polycarpa (Rp) R.Mason 1967
plant species in the ruppiaceae family
Ruppia polycarpa is a submerged aquatic herb species in the genus Ruppia found in shallow brackish waters. It is a common submerged herb on Australasian coasts, including Australia (NSW; SA; Vic; WA) and New Zealand (type locality). It was first described in 1967 by Ruth Mason from a specimen (CHR 150837B) found near the mouth of the Selwyn River, New Zealand, on the riverbed, on 27 February 1966 by J. Clarke. It grows in "fresh to hypersaline coastal lakes, lagoons and estuaries".
Collomia tracyi (Tracy's Collomia) R.Mason 1948
annual plant species in the polemoniaceae family
Collomia tracyi is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Tracy's collomia. It is endemic to northern California, where it grows in the coniferous forests of the mountain ranges, including the Klamath Mountains. It is an annual herb producing a slender, branched stem no taller than about 8 centimeters. The glandular, hairy leaves are lance-shaped. The inflorescence is composed of two or three flowers emerging from the leaf axils. Each flower is white to lavender and up to 2 centimeters long. This species can be distinguished from the more common and
Ruppia megacarpa (Large-fruit Seatassel) R.Mason 1967
plant species in the ruppiaceae family
Ruppia megacarpa is a submerged herb species in the genus Ruppia found in shallow brackish waters. It is a common on Australasian coasts, including Australia (NSW; SA; Vic; WA and New Zealand (type locality). Isolated populations have been currently found in East Asia, including Japan, Korea, and Far East Russia, hence, the species distribution exhibit latitudinally disjunct (antitropical) distribution between East Asia and Australasia.
Nertera villosa (Hairy Forest Nertera) B.H.Macmill. & R.Mason 1995
plant species in the rubiaceae family
Nertera villosa, the hairy forest nertera, is a species of flowering plant, endemic to New Zealand.
Callitriche aucklandica R.Mason 1959
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Coprosma talbrockiei L.B.Moore & R.Mason 1974
plant species in the rubiaceae family
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Callitriche petriei R.Mason 1959
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Callitriche capricorni R.Mason 1959
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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Callitriche chathamensis (R.Mason) Lansdown 2022
plant species in the plantaginaceae family
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