Gertrude Simmons Burlingham
Early 20th-century American mycologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gertrude Simmons Burlingham (April 21, 1872 – January 11, 1952) was an early 20th-century mycologist best known for her work on American Russula and Lactarius and pioneering the use of microscopic spore features and iodine staining for species identification.[1][2]