About Mary Ann Heacock
Lived 1915 – 2011 (aged 96). Mary Ann Heacock was a botanist.
Mary Ann Elizabeth Heacock (1915–2011), commonly known as Mary Ann Heacock, was an American avocational botanist who collected plants and inspired the work of many horticulturists and plant societies.
She was born on June 11, 1915 in Marthaville, Louisiana, and died on July 23, 2011 in Waurika, Oklahoma.
Some of the plant species and cultivars Heacock had a special role in identifying or developing include:
Pinus ponderosa 'Mary Ann Heacock', a dwarf pine Opuntia debreczyi, a prickly pear Penstemon grandiflorus 'P010S', Prairie Jewel® penstemon
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Who was Mary Ann Heacock?
botanist (1915-2011)
When was Mary Ann Heacock born?
Mary Ann Heacock was born on 11 June 1915.
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Mary Ann Heacock died on 23 July 2011.
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Mary Ann Heacock was a botanist.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Mary Ann Heacock. https://biography.guide/mary-ann-heacock/
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