About Julia Wells
Lived 1842 – 1911 (aged 68). Julia Wells was a botanical collector and botanist.
Julia Susannah Harris née Wells (5 August 1842 – 8 July 1911) is notable for having collected some significant botanical specimens in what is now the wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Amongst her collections is the type specimen of the endangered Acacia volubilis; the type specimen of the rare Acacia anarthros, and the earliest known collection of Banksia cuneata.
All of Wells' specimens are recorded as having been collected at "Boxvale". This is now a lost toponym; according to Bruce Maslin it was "somewhere E of York, perhaps near the Cubbine Hills between Cunderdin and Quairading". She had a daughter, Florence S. Harris, and died on 8 July 1911 at Perth Public Hospital, aged 68.
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Who was Julia Wells?
Australian botanical collector
When was Julia Wells born?
Julia Wells was born on 5 August 1842 in Perth.
When did Julia Wells die?
Julia Wells died on 8 July 1911 in Perth.
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Julia Wells was a botanical collector and botanist.
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