Lucy Moore

Lucy Beatrice Moore , (14 July 1906 – 9 June 1987) was a New Zealand botanist and ecologist.

Biography Early life and education Moore was born in Warkworth, New Zealand, on 14 July 1906, the daughter of Janet Morison and Harry Blomfield Moore, and the grand-daughter of William and Frances Moore. William was also known as "Rainbow Will", from his gold prospecting days in the Coromandel area. She went to primary school at Warkworth Allan's death in 1957 left her with editorial responsibility for the whole project. In 1986 she gave another lecture, the inaugural Lucy Cranwell Lecture to the Auckland Botanical Society. The Mere that Moore donated for the prize is housed at the Allan Herbarium at Landcare Research, Lincoln.

Lucy Moore Memorial Park in Warkworth is named after her.

The New Zealand native grass species Festuca luciarum is named after Moore and her fellow botanist Lucy Cranwell.

In 2017, Moore was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.

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