| Naomi Fraga |
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At the Garden I serve in the dual role of research staff member, and student. I graduated from the Masters program in Botany at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, in 2005. My thesis was entitled The Vascular Flora of the Owens Peak Eastern Watershed, southern Sierra Nevada, Kern County, California. I continue to be interested in floristics of the southern Sierra Nevada’s and western Mojave Desert. I am especially interested in the flora of northeastern Kern County. I am currently PhD student working on Conservation, Biogeography, and Population Genetics of the Mimulus palmeri clade (Phrymaceae). My interest in this small group of Mimulus species stems from my previous work on the rare species Mimulus shevockii. My primary research interests include California floristics and conservation of the native flora. As Botanical Field Studies Coordinator I serve as lead field botanist at RSABG. These include rare plant monitoring, floristic work, and botanical surveys throughout southern California. I work frequently with the Angeles National Forest and San Bernardino National Forest. To find out more about the field studies program please visit the Biodiversity and Conservation page.
In Progress PhD Botany, Claremont Graduate University; Thesis: Conservation, Biogeography, and Population Genetics of the Mimulus palmeri clade (Phrymaceae). Advisor: Dr. Elizabeth Friar Full CV (pdf) |
