CURRICULUM VITAE
Patricia K. Holmgren
New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, New York 10458-5126, U.S.A.
718/ 817-8627
Fax: 718/ 562-6780
E-mail: pholmgren@nybg.org
Personal:
Born 21 January 1940 in Athens, Indiana
Married 25 November 1969 to Dr. Noel H. Holmgren
Education and Degrees:
B.S. Indiana University, 1962
M.S. University of Washington, 1964
Ph.D. University of Washington, 1968
Professional Positions:
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN:
Herbarium Specialist, 1968–1969
Associate Curator and Herbarium Administrator, 1969–1971
Administrator of the Herbarium, 1971–1973
Herbarium Supervisor, 1973–1975
Head Curator, 1975–1981
Assistant Vice President for Science, 1981–1991
Acting Vice President for Science, 1988–1989, 1990–1991
Director of the Herbarium, 1981–2000
Associate Vice President for Collections and Publications, 1999–2000
Honorary Senior Curator, 2000–present
Director Emerita of the Herbarium, 2000–present
Editorial Experience:
American Journal of Botany, Systematics Section Representative, 1972–1974
American Journal of Botany, Editorial Board, 1975–1979
Intermountain Flora, Copy Editor, 1974–present
Index Herbariorum, Editor, 1974–present
Brittonia, Associate Editor, 1975–1991
Curator, Editorial Board, 1983–1990
Taxon, Editor, New and Notes, 1983–1988
Brittonia, Managing Editor, 1984–1991
The Encyclopedia Americana, Board of Advisory Editors, 1986–1991
Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden, Advisory Board, 1988–present
Flora Neotropica, Advisory Board, 1988–2000
Taxon, Editor, Herbaria and Institutions, 1992–2002
Kurtziana, Editorial Committee, 1999–present
Books Edited:
1977. Intermountain Flora: Vascular plants of the intermountain west, U.S.A. 6: 1–584. Columbia
University Press, New York, New York.
1981. Index Herbariorum. Part I. The herbaria of the world. 7th edition. 452 pages. Bohn,
Scheltema & Holkema, Utrecht/Antwerpen, Netherlands.
1984. Intermountain Flora: Vascular plants of the intermountain west, U.S.A. 4: 1–573. New York
Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.
1985. Index to the specimens filed in the New York Botanical Garden vascular plant type herbarium.
587 pages. Meckler Publishing Company, Westport, Connecticut.
1988. Winona H. Welch Festschrift. Brittonia 40: 113–179.
1989. Intermountain Flora: Vascular plants of the intermountain west, U.S.A. 3B: 1–279. New York
Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.
1989. Truman G. Yuncker Festschrift. Brittonia 41: 189–328.
1990. Index Herbariorum. Part I: The herbaria of the world. 8th edition. 693 pages. New York
Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.
1997. Intermountain Flora: Vascular plants of the intermountain west, U.S.A. 3A: 1–446. New York
Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York.
Membership in Scientific Organizations:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Institute of Biological Sciences (Governing Board member, 1981–1983; Council
member, 1984–1986)
American Society of Plant Taxonomists (Council member, 1975–1979; Treasurer, 1985–1988;
President-elect, 1988–1989; President, 1989–1990; Past President, 1990–1991)
Association of Systematics Collections (Board of Directors, 1988–1991; Secretary,
1992–1994)
Botanical Society of America (Secretary, 1975–1979; Vice President, 1980; Council member,
1975–1984; President, 1981)
California Botanical Society
International Association for Plant Taxonomy (Council member, 1993–2005)
International Association for Plant Taxonomy, U.S.A. (Board of Directors, 1999–2005)
International Organization for Plant Information (Council member, 1991–2003; Vice
Chairman, 1996–2000)
Species Plantarum (Council member, 1990–1991)
Torrey Botanical Club (Council member, 1982–1983)
Selected Committees:
Advisory Committee for Systematic Resources in Botany (1972–1980)
Arnold Arboretum Overseers' Committee (1974–1980)
American Society of Plant Taxonomists, Systematics Collections Committee (1977–1980)
Botanical Society of America, Representative to Assembly of Life Sciences (1979)
National Science Foundation, Consultant (1980–1981)
National Science Foundation, Manpower Workshop (1980–1981)
Botanical Society of America, Representative to American Institute of Biological Sciences
(1981–1986)
Botanical Society of America, Archives and History Committee (1983–1985)
Botanical Society of America, Elections Committee, Chair (1984)
American Institute of Biological Sciences, Nominating Committee (1984)
Botanical Society of America, Committee on Corresponding Members (1984)
American Society of Plant Taxonomists, Publicity Committee (1984)
International Association for Plant Taxonomy, Election Committee, Chair (1987)
American Society of Plant Taxonomists, Nominations Committee, Chair (1990)
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National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property, Natural Science Collections
Advisory Committee, (1991–1992)
Systematics Agenda 2000, Advisory Board (1991–1994)
International Organization for Plant Information, Taxonomic Resources Network Working
Group (1991–present)
International Association for Plant Taxonomy, General Committee Botanical Nomenclature
(1993–1999)
Association of Systematic Collections, Membership Committee (1995–1996)
Botanical Society of America, Merit Awards Committee (1994–1996; Chair, 1996)
Association of Systematics Collections, Annual Service Award (Chair, 1996–1997)
American Society of Plant Taxonomists, Electronic Publications Committee (1998–2000)
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Scientific Advisory Committee for Botany
(1998–2001)
Botanical Society of America, Endowment Prioritization Ad Hoc Committee (1999–2000)
Selected New York Botanical Garden Committees:
Scientific Publications Advisory Committee, Member, 1979–1998, Chair, 1990–1998.
Science Advisory Group, Member, 1992–present, Chair, 1990–1991.
Data Access Monitoring Committee, Chair, 1995–2000.
New York Botanical Garden Press Advisory Committee, Member, 1998–2003, Chair,
1998–1999.
Awards:
New York Botanical Garden Distinguished Service Award, 1988
Botanical Society of America Merit Award, 1991
Association of Systematics Collections Annual Service Award, 1995
Grants:
National Science Foundation, The Herbarium: a specialized research facility, $529,500,
1971–1976.
National Science Foundation, The Herbarium: a specialized research facility, $397,250,
1976–1979.
National Science Foundation, Support of the systematics collections at the New York
Botanical Garden, $1,026,430, 1979–1984.
National Museum Act, Postdoctoral Museum Internship, $16,000, 1980–1981.
National Museum Act, Postdoctoral Museum Internship, $18,000, 1981–1982.
National Science Foundation, Microscopes for visitors using the systematics collections at
New York Botanical Garden, $14,800, 1982–1983.
National Museum Act, Postdoctoral Museum Internship, $18,000, 1982–1983.
National Museum Act, Postdoctoral Museum Internship, $19,000, 1984–1985.
National Science Foundation, Support of the systematic collections at the New York
Botanical Garden, $608,000, 1984–1987.
National Museum Act, Postdoctoral Museum Internship, $15,000, 1985–1986.
National Museum Act, Postdoctoral Museum Internship, $15,000, 1986–1987.
National Science Foundation, Preparation of edition 8 of Index Herbariorum, $20,901,
1986–1988.
National Science Foundation, Support of the systematic collections at the New York
Botanical Garden, $1,402,386, 1987–1992.
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National Science Foundation, Incorporation of the DePauw University and Wabash College
herbaria into the New York Botanical Garden Herbarium, $73,697, 1988–1990.
National Science Foundation, Systematics collections improvement, New York Botanical
Garden Herbarium, $1,060,343, 1993–1995. (With J. A. Kallunki and B. M. Thiers)
National Science Foundation, Collection service activities at the New York Botanical
Garden, $400,000, 1995–1998; Research Experiences for Undergraduates.
Supplement to Collection service activities at the New York Botanical Garden,
$11,550, 1998. (With J. A. Kallunki and B. M. Thiers)
National Science Foundation, Compact storage equipment for the New York Botanical Garden
Herbarium, $952,121, 1997–1999 (With J. A. Kallunki and B. M. Thiers)
National Science Foundation, Collections-related services of the New York Botanical Garden,
$464,743, 1998–2001, including two supplements: Research Experiences for
Undergraduates ($15,400) and Purchase of Microscopes and Computers for the Plant
Studies Center ($49,341) (With J. A. Kallunki and B. M. Thiers)
Grants (with Development):
Conoco, Inc., Support of the graduate program, $24,260, 1985–1991.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Intermountain Flora, $200,000, 1995–1999.
Pinewood Foundation, Intermountain Flora, $100,000, 1996–1999.
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation, Intermountain Flora, $30,000,
1996–2003.
Marie Eccles Caine Foundation, Intermountain Flora, $5000, 1996–1997.
ARCO, Intermountain Flora, $2000, 1996–1997.
William R. Gray, Intermountain Flora, $1000, 1999-2000
New York State Council on the Arts, Support of digitization of the Garden’s historical plant
specimen collections, $10,000, 2000–2001.
Harriet Ford Dickenson Foundation, Intermountain Flora, $40,000, 20002001.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Intermountain Flora, $177,096, 20002003.
Mrs. Nicholas J. Sakellariadis, Intermountain Flora, $1000, 20002001.
Noel H. and Patricia K. Holmgren, Intermountain Flora, $3200, 2001-2002.
The New-Land Foundation, Intermountain Flora, $10,000, 2003.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Intermountain Flora, $50,000, 2003-2004.
Publications:
1966. The genus Tiarella in western North America. Madroño 18: 152–160.
1968. How herbarium specimens are handled and preserved. Gard. J. New York Bot. Gard. 18: 156–157.
1971. A biosystematic study of North American Thlaspi montanum and its allies. Mem. New York
Bot. Gard. 21(2): 1–106.
1973. Thlaspi. Pages 179–180. In: C. L. Hitchcock and A. Cronquist. Flora of the Pacific Northwest.
Univ. Washington Press, Seattle.
1974. Systematic botany resources in America. Part I. Survey and preliminary ranking. 88 pages.
New York Botanical Garden. (With W. W. Payne et al.)
1974. Index Herbariorum. Part I. The herbaria of the world. 6th edition. 397 pages. Oosthoek,
Scheltema & Holkema, Utrecht/Antwerpen, Netherlands. (With W. Keuken)
1975. Geographical arrangements of the herbaria listed in Index Herbariorum, edition six. Taxon 24:
543–551. (With W. Keuken)
1976. Additions to "The herbaria of the world" ed. 6. Taxon 25: 517–524.
1977. Iridaceae. In: A. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K.
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Holmgren. Intermountain Flora: Vascular plants of the intermountain west. 6: 538–546.
1977. Additions to "The herbaria of the world" ed. 6 (II). Taxon 26: 483–491.
1977. Directory, Botanical Society of America, Inc. Misc. Series. Publication 155. 85 pages.
1977. Uses of the New York Botanical Garden's systematics collections for solution of problems of
human health, food resources, environmental quality, and location and utilization of natural
resources. Bull. Amer. Assoc. Bot. Gard. 11: 2–13.
1978. Additions to "Herbaria of the world" ed. 6 (III). Taxon 27: 427–432.
1979. A new species of Asclepias (Asclepiadaceae) from Utah. Brittonia 31: 110–114. (With N. H.
Holmgren)
1979. Directory, Botanical Society of America, Inc. Misc. Series. Publication 158. 74 pages.
1979. Systematic botany resources in America. Part II. The cost of services. 116 pages. New York
Botanical Garden, Cary Arboretum. (With W. W. Payne et al.)
1980. A new species of Caulanthus (Cruciferae) from Nevada. Brittonia 32: 148–151. (With R. C.
Rollins)
1980. Additions to "Herbaria of the world" ed. 6 (IV). Taxon 29: 519–532. (With W. Keuken)
1981. Index Herbariorum. Part I. The herbaria of the world. 7th edition. 452 pages. Bohn,
Scheltema & Holkema, Utrecht/Antwerpen, Netherlands. (With W. Keuken and E. K. Schofield)
1983. News and notes. Taxon 32: 159–167; 339–347; 522–533; 703–709.
1983. Additions to Index Herbariorum, Part I, the herbaria of the world, edition 7. Taxon 32: 692–
693.
1984. Asclepiadaceae. In: A. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K.
Holmgren. Intermountain Flora: Vascular plants of the intermountain west. Vol. 4: 31–51. New
York Botanical Garden, Bronx. (With N. H. Holmgren)
1984. Campanulaceae. In: A. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P.
K. Holmgren. Intermountain Flora: Vascular plants of the intermountain west. Vol. 4: 515–526.
New York Botanical Garden, Bronx.
1984. News and notes. Taxon 33: 159–168; 368–374; 552–561; 791–802.
1984. Additions to Index Herbariorum, Part I, the herbaria of the world, edition 7 (II). Taxon 33:
748–751.
1985. News and notes. Taxon 34: 177–187; 386–391; 567–571; 754–765.
1985. Index to the specimens filed in the New York Botanical Garden vascular plant type herbarium.
587 pages. Meckler Publishing Company, Westport, Connecticut. (With D. Johnson, J. A.
Kallunki, S. Keller, N. Murray, J. F. Pruski, and M. A. Wetter)
1985. Additions to Index Herbariorum, Part I, the herbaria of the world, edition 7 (III). Taxon 34:
735–738.
1986. News and notes. Taxon 35: 212–223; 458–468; 639–646; 927–938.
1987. News and notes. Taxon 36: 236–250; 551–558; 693–703; 798–804.
1987. Additions to Index Herbariorum, Part I, the herbaria of the world, edition 7 (IV). Taxon 36:
499–501.
1987. Herbarium acquisitions most significant in decades. New York Botanical Garden Members'
Newsletter 20(4): 8, 10.
1988. Additions to Index Herbariorum, Part I, the herbaria of the world, edition 7 (V). Taxon 37:
490–504.
1988. News and notes. Taxon 37: 222–231; 505–510; 801–803; 984–989.
1988. New York Botanical Garden acquires herbaria from DePauw University and Wabash College.
ASC Newsl. 16(1): 5.
1988. Foreword to the Winona H. Welch Festschrift. Brittonia 40: 116. (With N. H. Holmgren
and W. R. Buck)
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1989. Foreword to the Truman G. Yuncker Festschrift. Brittonia 41: 192. (With N. H. Holmgren)
1989. A taxonomic study of Jamesia (Hydrangeaceae). Brittonia 41: 335–350. (With N. H.
Holmgren)
1990. Index Herbariorum. Part I: The herbaria of the world. 8th edition. 693 pages. New York
Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York. (With N. H. Holmgren and L. C. Barnett)
1991. A new variety of Draba oreibata (Brassicaceae) from Nevada, U.S.A. Brittonia 43: 20–23.
(With A. Tiehm)
1991. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), Edition 8. Taxon 40: 687–692. (With N. H.
Holmgren)
1992. Plant Specialists Index: Index to specialists in the systematics of plants and fungi based on data
from Index Herbariorum (herbaria), edition 8. Regnum Vegetabile 124: 1–394. (With N. H.
Holmgren)
1992. Christiane Anderson—recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, American Society of
Plant Taxonomists. Systematic Botany 17: 343–344.
1993. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8–second series. Taxon 42: 489–505.
(With N. H. Holmgren)
1994. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8–third series. Taxon 43: 305–328.
(With N. H. Holmgren)
1994. Foreword. In: A. Cronquist, A. H. Holmgren, N. H. Holmgren, J. L. Reveal, and P. K.
Holmgren. Intermountain Flora: vascular plants of the intermountain west, U.S.A. Vol. 5: 1. New
York Botanical Garden, Bronx. (With N. H. Holmgren)
1995. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8–fourth series. Taxon 44: 251–266.
1996. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8–fifth series. Taxon 45: 373–389.
(With N. H. Holmgren)
1996. A short description of the collections of The New York Botanical Garden Herbarium
(NY). Brittonia 48: 285–296. (With J. A. Kallunki and B. M. Thiers)
1997. Grossulariaceae.. In: A. Cronquist, N. H. Holmgren, and P. K. Holmgren. Intermountain Flora.
Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 3a: 12–26. New York Botanical Garden,
Bronx.
1997. Hydrangeaceae. In: A. Cronquist, N. H. Holmgren, and P. K. Holmgren. Intermountain Flora,
Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 3a: 5–12. New York Botanical Garden,
Bronx. (With N. H. Holmgren)
1997. Saxifragaceae. In: A. Cronquist, N. H. Holmgren, and P. K. Holmgren. Intermountain Flora,
Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 3a: 33-60. New York Botanical Garden,
Bronx. (With N. H. Holmgren)
1997. Parnassiaceae. In: A.Cronquist, N. H. Holmgren, and P. K. Holmgren. Intermountain Flora.
Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 3a: 60–64. New York Botanical Garden,
Bronx. (With N. H. Holmgren)
1997. Onagraceae (pp. 172–244); Cornaceae (pp. 245–246); Celastraceae (pp. 256–259);
Euphorbiaceae (pp. 260–284); Rhamnaceae (pp. 284–290); Vitaceae (pp. 290–292); Linaceae (pp.
293–300); Aceraceae (pp. 308–313); Anacardiaceae (pp. 313–317); Zygophyllaceae (pp. 322–
328); Oxalidaceae (pp. 329–330). In: A. Cronquist, N. H. Holmgren, and P. K. Holmgren.
Intermountain Flora. Vascular Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol.3a. New York
Botanical Garden, Bronx. (With A. Cronquist and N. H. Holmgren)
1997. Index. In: A. Cronquist, N. H. Holmgren, and P. K. Holmgren. Intermountain Flora. Vascular
Plants of the Intermountain West, U.S.A. Vol. 3a: 429–446. New York Botanical Garden.
1997. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8–sixth series. Taxon 46: 567–591.
(With N. H. Holmgren)
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1997. Foreword. In: G. F. Smith and C. K. Willis, editors. Index Herbariorum: southern African
supplement. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network. Report No. 2. SABONET, Pretoria,
South Africa. (With N. H. Holmgren)
1997. Index Herbariorum on the Garden's Website. Field Notes Fall 1997/Winter 1998.
1997. Jeanne R. Janish, botanical illustrator par excellence. The Herbarium Sheet 252: 1–2. (With
N. H. Holmgren)
1998. Jeanne R. Janish, botanical illustrator par excellence. Sage Notes 20(2): 11–12. Reprinted
from The Herbarium Sheet. (With N. H. Holmgren)
1998. The illustrated companion to Gleason and Cronquist’s Manual. Illustrations of the vascular plants of
northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 937 pages. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx,
New York. (Editorial assistance to N. H. Holmgren)
1998. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8-seventh series. Taxon 47: 503-514. (With N.
H. Holmgren)
1999. Foreword. In: K. J. Cowley and J. G. West, compilers. Resources of Australian Herbaria: A
guide to herbaria located in Australia. CSIRO, Canberra, Australia.
1999. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8–eighth series. Taxon 48: 837–
842. (With N. H. Holmgren)
2000. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8–ninth series. Taxon 49: 113–124. (With
N. H. Holmgren)
2000. Book review. Managing the modern herbarium: an interdisciplinary approach, edited by D. A.
Metsger and S. C. Byers. Taxon 49: 342–343.
2000. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8–tenth series. Taxon 49: 325–328. (With N.
H. Holmgren)
2000. Margaret Williams, grande dame of Nevada floristics. Northern Nevada Native Plant Society
Newsletter 26(7): 9–10. (With N. H. Holmgren)
2001. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8eleventh series. Taxon 50: 603620
(With N. H. Holmgren)
2002. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8–twelfth series. Taxon 51: 211–216. (With
N. H. Holmgren)
2003. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8-thirteenth series. Taxon 51: 589-592. (With
N. H. Holmgren)
2002. New mentzelias (Loasaceae) from the Intermountain Region of western United States. Syst. Bot. 27:
747–762.
2003. Additions to Index Herbariorum (Herbaria), edition 8-fourteenth series. Taxon 52: 385-389. (With
N. H. Holmgren)
2004. Foreword. Page v. In: H. A. Gleason & A. Cronquist. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern
United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2, corrected 7th printing. New York Botanical Garden
Press.
Electronic Publication:
1997–present. Index Herbariorum on the Internet [updated information for 3222 herbaria and 9774
people in 146 countries], http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/IndexHerbariorum.asp (With N. H.
Holmgren)
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