Nina Floy Bracelin

Nina Floy Bracelin was a botanist, plant collector, and scientific illustrator.

Nina Floy Bracelin
Born	(1890-03-24)March 24, 1890 Star Lake, Minnesota, United States
Died	July 8, 1973(1973-07-08) (aged 83) Berkeley, California
Occupation(s)	Botanist, plant collector, scientific illustrator
Years active	1929-1952[1]
Academic background
Education	University of California, Berkeley
Academic work
Institutions	University of California, Berkeley United States Department of Agriculture California Academy of Sciences[2]

A fuchsia, Fuchsia bracelinae, is named after her.^[1][3] A willow, Salix lesiolepis bracelinae, is named after her.^[1][3] She was given a lifetime membership to the California Academy of Sciences.

She worked extensively with Ynes Mexia^[4][5][6][7] and with Alice Eastwood.^[1]

The standard author abbreviation Bracelin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[8]