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Index of Botanists

Name	Roos, John Christian
Start Date	1918
End Date	2008
Remarks	Example of Name Published: Nitrophila mohavensis (1955). Biography: "... special interest was the study of botany, discovering several new species of plants in SE California while on his outdoor explorations. He was still climbing 11,000-foot mountains at the age of 85 and continued his interest of nature at his home after his retirement.Dr. Roos attended La Sierra University and Pacific Union College for his undergraduate studies. He earned his M.D. degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1944, and then immediately joined the Army as a Battalion Surgeon in the 540th Field Artillery Battalion. He served in France in World War II ..." (vide web reference). [author note: College of Medical Evangelists, Loma Linda, California; co-authored with Munz] [collector note: W. United States (mainly Calif.) POM, RSA]
URL	http://www.nrtoday.com/article/20080821/OBITS/10531
ASA Botanist ID	132210 botanist
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/e5f476ae-ee63-444e-8c18-91f197010132
Variant name	John Christian Roos
Variant name	Roos, J. C.
Author name	J. C. Roos
Standard/Label Name	J. C. Roos
Full Name	Roos, John Christian
Geography Author	United States of America
Geography Collector	United States of America
Specialty Author	Spermatophytes
Specialty Collector	Phanerogams
Citation as Author	Aliso. a series of papers on the native plants of California. [Title originally El Aliso]
Citation as Author	Death year and web reference from David Hollombe
Citation as Collector	Index Herbariorum - Collectors N-R
Member of teams/groups
Holdings	Search for specimens collected by J. C. Roos
Collections in	1937 (1), 1950 (8), 1954 (4), 1955 (40)
Collector Teams:	P. A. Munz & J. C. Roos J. C. Roos & L. Roos J. C. Roos & A. R. Roos Munz & J. C. Roos J. C. Roos & E. C. Jaeger
Author Teams:	Munz & J. C. Roos