Her last trip took her back to Mexico and Ynés Mexía died in 1938 of cancer.
Nothing however, could keep her from the adventure of collecting plant specimens. Ynés willingly faced long journeys that included plenty of exotic bugs and even fell off a cliff once. She was remembered by colleagues for her meticulous, careful work and her collecting expertise. She took delight in having plants named after her as it gave her a sense of immortality.
She began writing and collecting for the next thirteen years in both North and South America and worked with Alice Eastwood and other famous scientists. On this trip alone, they collected 500 species and the Mimosa mexiae was named in honor of Ynés. Her career began in 1925, when she joined Roxanna Stinchfield Ferris of Stanford University on a collecting trip to Western Mexico. It was there that her profound interest in botany grew. At 50, she started to travel with the Sierra Club, and in 1921 enrolled as a special student at UC Berkeley. Ynés struggled for almost four decades, then finally settled in San Francisco where she indulged her fervor for hiking. She discovered five hundred new species and collected some 150,000 specimens.īorn in Washington, DC to a Mexican diplomat father and American mother, her parents difficult marriage forced her to live in many different places and change schools on a regular basis. She is also proof that it is never too late to pursue your passion as she did at age 55. LC call number E184.Mexican-American botanist YNES MEXIA is believed to be the most prolific plant collector of her time. Biography type collective biography 10554693 Cataloging source DLC Engle, Margarita Dewey number 920.0092/68073 Illustrations illustrations Index no index present Intended audience Language eng Summary "Bold, graphic portraits and beautiful poems present famous and lesser-known Latinos from varied backgrounds who have faced life's challenges in creative ways"-Provided by publisher IllustrationĪward School Library Journal Best Nonfiction Book, 2017.
Hispanic Americans - Biography | Juvenile literature Adapted from the Texas Bluebonnet Awardwinning BravoPoems About Amazing Hispanics, this board book of poems and portraits from writer Margarita Engle and illustrator Rafael Lpez celebrates the lives and accomplishments of a number important figures young readers will enjoy learning about.Children's poetry - Juvenile literature.Label Bravo! : poems about amazing Hispanics Title Bravo! Title remainder poems about amazing Hispanics Statement of responsibility Margarita Engle illustrated by Rafael López Title variation Poems about amazing Hispanics Creator
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