Noel Herman Holmgren

Noel Herman Holmgren (Salt Lake City, 1937) is a botanist and explorer from the United States, and a professor of botany at Utah State Agricultural College. He has conducted extensive botanical expeditions to Mexico, Ecuador, Suriname, Venezuela, and Argentina (Tierra del Fuego Province, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands).

He was a senior curator at the New York Botanical Garden. Member of numerous scientific, biological, and botanical societies and clubs. Carex holmgreniorum Reznicek & D.F. Murray — named in honor of Arthur H. Holmgren, Noel Holmgren, and Patricia Holmgren Hiraea holmgreniorum C.E. Anderson—named in honor of Patricia Holmgren and Noel Holmgren Mentzelia holmgreniorum J.J. Schenk & L. Hufford—named in honor of Patricia Holmgren and Noel Holmgren Orthocarpus tolmiei subsp. holmgreniorum T.I. Chuang & Heckard—named in honor of Arthur H. Holmgren, Noel Holmgren, and Patricia Holmgren Scutellaria holmgreniorum Cronquist—named in honor of Patricia Holmgren and Noel Holmgren (Zamiaceae) Dioon holmgrenii De Luca, Sabato & Vázq.Torres

Awards 2012 N.H. Holmgren, together with his wife Patricia Kern Holmgren was awarded the Asa Gray Award for his lifelong accomplishments in the field of Plant Taxonomy. 2007 Myrtle Hebert Award from the American Penstemon Society. 1988 The New York Botanical Garden's Distinguished Service Award