Percy Wilson (botanist)

Percy Wilson (1879–1944) was an American botanist.

He joined the New York Botanical Gardens as a museum aide. Wilson then became the assistant to Nathaniel Lord Britton, the NYBG Director-in-Chief. In 1914 Wilson became an Associate Curator.

In 1917, Wilson authored The Vegetation of Vieques Island.

The standard author abbreviation P.Wilson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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