Helen Aston

Helen Isobel Aston; Aston; Helen Isabel Aston; Helen I. Aston; H. I. Aston; H.I. Aston

March 26, 1934 – March 17, 2020

botanist, ornithologist, botanical collector, editor

Australian botanist, botanical collector, ornithologist and editor (1934-2020)

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Aston, Helen Isobel. 2025. Natural history specimens collected and/or identified and deposited. [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8035184

Collected or identified specimens in the following Families:

Families Collected 149

Menyanthaceae 1,191
Juncaginaceae 660
Asteraceae 540
Fabaceae 377
Potamogetonaceae 372
Haloragaceae 240
Hydrocharitaceae 235
Poaceae 204
Alismataceae 191
Cyperaceae 145
Myrtaceae 137
Amaranthaceae 131
Plantaginaceae 124
Polygonaceae 105
Ericaceae 104
Ranunculaceae 102
Juncaceae 82
Marsileaceae 63
Apiaceae 62
Proteaceae 59
Brassicaceae 57
Lentibulariaceae 55
Lamiaceae 52
Onagraceae 50
Caryophyllaceae 49
Goodeniaceae 48
Campanulaceae 42
Typhaceae 42
Thymelaeaceae 41
Elatinaceae 40
Rutaceae 39
Ruppiaceae 38
Araceae 35
Aponogetonaceae 33
Asparagaceae 31
Pittosporaceae 30
Rubiaceae 29
Pontederiaceae 28
Malvaceae 27
Lauraceae 26
Lythraceae 26
Scrophulariaceae 24
Convolvulaceae 24
Araliaceae 24
Euphorbiaceae 24
Crassulaceae 22
Solanaceae 22
Phrymaceae 21
Rhamnaceae 21
Asphodelaceae 19
Salviniaceae 19
Dilleniaceae 18
Restionaceae 18
Montiaceae 16
Droseraceae 16
Sapindaceae 16
Santalaceae 15
Geraniaceae 15
Characeae 15
Cucurbitaceae 14
Eriocaulaceae 13
Primulaceae 12
Teloschistaceae 12
Zygophyllaceae 12
Violaceae 12
Boraginaceae 11
Elaeocarpaceae 11
Oxalidaceae 11
Orchidaceae 10
Cabombaceae 9
Iridaceae 9
Rosaceae 9
Dennstaedtiaceae 9
Papaveraceae 9
Loranthaceae 9
Polygalaceae 9
Aizoaceae 8
Urticaceae 8
Stylidiaceae 8
Phyllanthaceae 8
Parmeliaceae 8
Casuarinaceae 8
Loganiaceae 8
Dryopteridaceae 7
Polypodiaceae 7
Hymenophyllaceae 7
Cymodoceaceae 7
Colchicaceae 7
Verbenaceae 7
Phytolaccaceae 6
Podostemaceae 6
Atherospermataceae 6
Aspleniaceae 6
Nyctaginaceae 6
Ricciaceae 6
Hypericaceae 6
Heliotropiaceae 6
Orobanchaceae 6
Plumbaginaceae 5
Rhizophoraceae 5
Ceratophyllaceae 5
Agaricaceae 4
Gentianaceae 4
Maundiaceae 4
Viburnaceae 4
Celastraceae 4
Cunoniaceae 3
Isoetaceae 3
Winteraceae 3
Pteridaceae 3
Cyatheaceae 3
Linderniaceae 3
Picrodendraceae 3
Gleicheniaceae 3
Nitrariaceae 2
Acarosporaceae 2
Apocynaceae 2
Hypoxidaceae 2
Cupressaceae 2
Graphidaceae 2
Frankeniaceae 2
Blechnaceae 2
Dicksoniaceae 2
Ramalinaceae 2
Adelanthaceae 2
Portulacaceae 2
Eupomatiaceae 2
Thelypteridaceae 1
Ophioglossaceae 1
Limnephilidae 1
Selaginellaceae 1
Pelecanoididae 1
Spongillidae 1
Hypnaceae 1
Gesneriaceae 1
Smilacaceae 1
Physciaceae 1
Hypopterygiaceae 1
Grimmiaceae 1
Cladoniaceae 1
Nymphaeaceae 1
Polytrichaceae 1
Zosteraceae 1
Psilotaceae 1
Monimiaceae 1
Linaceae 1
Bartramiaceae 1
Anacardiaceae 1
Lophocoleaceae 1

Families Identified 118

Menyanthaceae 2,133
Juncaginaceae 2,076
Pontederiaceae 282
Potamogetonaceae 252
Asteraceae 180
Alismataceae 157
Plantaginaceae 148
Hydrocharitaceae 133
Cyperaceae 116
Fabaceae 82
Poaceae 77
Ericaceae 41
Haloragaceae 40
Caryophyllaceae 38
Marsileaceae 34
Apocynaceae 32
Elatinaceae 32
Maundiaceae 31
Onagraceae 31
Myrtaceae 30
Ranunculaceae 22
Proteaceae 20
Papaveraceae 20
Typhaceae 20
Amaranthaceae 18
Lamiaceae 18
Lythraceae 18
Goodeniaceae 17
Apiaceae 17
Philydraceae 15
Malvaceae 13
Santalaceae 12
Convolvulaceae 11
Scrophulariaceae 10
Lentibulariaceae 10
Campanulaceae 9
Restionaceae 9
Araliaceae 9
Rubiaceae 9
Araceae 8
Boraginaceae 8
Brassicaceae 8
Phrymaceae 8
Geraniaceae 8
Rosaceae 7
Droseraceae 7
Loranthaceae 7
Ceratophyllaceae 7
Cabombaceae 7
Juncaceae 7
Asphodelaceae 7
Sapindaceae 6
Aponogetonaceae 6
Polygalaceae 6
Viburnaceae 5
Salviniaceae 5
Rhizophoraceae 5
Urticaceae 5
Dilleniaceae 5
Solanaceae 5
Cupressaceae 5
Orobanchaceae 4
Rhamnaceae 4
Frankeniaceae 4
Loganiaceae 4
Aizoaceae 3
Asparagaceae 3
Phytolaccaceae 3
Ricciaceae 3
Rutaceae 3
Euphorbiaceae 3
Gentianaceae 3
Cunoniaceae 3
Stylidiaceae 3
Asteliaceae 2
Nymphaeaceae 2
Eupomatiaceae 2
Heliotropiaceae 2
Alseuosmiaceae 2
Cyatheaceae 2
Primulaceae 2
Phyllanthaceae 2
Dennstaedtiaceae 2
Polypodiaceae 2
Hymenophyllaceae 2
Ruppiaceae 2
Caprifoliaceae 2
Polygonaceae 2
Gleicheniaceae 2
Montiaceae 2
Blechnaceae 1
Nothofagaceae 1
Meliaceae 1
Cannabaceae 1
Picrodendraceae 1
Pittosporaceae 1
Cymodoceaceae 1
Lauraceae 1
Hypericaceae 1
Oxalidaceae 1
Isoetaceae 1
Thymelaeaceae 1
Selaginellaceae 1
Amphorogynaceae 1
Dicksoniaceae 1
Haemodoraceae 1
Hydatellaceae 1
Crassulaceae 1
Gyrostemonaceae 1
Monimiaceae 1
Moraceae 1
Linaceae 1
Pteridaceae 1
Elaeocarpaceae 1
Iridaceae 1
Colchicaceae 1
Podostemaceae 1
Cucurbitaceae 1