Sara Plummer Lemmon
American botanist (1836-1923) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 86
Sara Allen Plummer Lemmon (1836-1923) was an American botanist. Mount Lemmon in Arizona is named for her, as she was the first Euro-American woman to ascend it. She was responsible for the designation of the golden poppy as the state flower of California, in 1903.
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A number of plants are also named in her honor, including the new genus Plummera, described by botanist Asa Gray in 1882.
