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George E. Osterhout, an amateur botanist, collected mainly in Colorado between 1893 and 1936. A brief account of his career and character; a list of his proposed new species and new combinations; and his bibliography.
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Williams, R.L. On the mountain top with Mr. Osterhout. Brittonia 39, 149–158 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02914260
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