Demaree’s butterfly plant (Oenothera demareei)
Delzie Demaree (1889-1987) was an American botanist whose name is synonymous with the flora of Arkansas and the southeastern United States. Demaree began his career as a plant physiologist, focusing on water relations in trees, but in later years became an avid specimen collector. Over his seven decade career, Demaree collected over 70,000 vascular plant […]