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Carl Clawson Epling (15 April 1894 – 17 November 1968) was an American botanist and taxonomist. Epling is best known for being the major authority on the Lamiaceae (mint family) of the Americas from the 1920s to the 1960s. In his later years he also developed an interest in genetics. University of California: In Memoriam − Carl Clawson Epling, Botany: UC Los Angeles; December 1970.
Epling's first academic position was as an instructor in botany at Oregon State College in 1921–22. He became staff member at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1924. In 1941, he was made a faculty research lecturer at UCLA. He was honored by UCLA with an honorary doctor of laws degree in 1963. He retired from UCLA in 1965.
From 1944 until his retirement, he held the title of systematist in the University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Agricultural Experiment Station.
He was also a researcher in population genetics. At the time of his death he was studying the flora of rain forests. Carl Clawson Epling died in Santa Monica, in 1968.
Works
Epling published more than one hundred scientific works ranging from monographs to contributions to local floras, and described numerous genus and species new to science—including the well known psychoactive Salvia divinorum.
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Honours
In 2012, the genus name of Eplingiella was named in his honour.Lotte Burkhardt (2025). 9783946292265, Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. . ISBN 9783946292265
Personal
Epling was born in Waverly, Illinois, son of Allen Judson Epling and Inez S. Epling. He was married to Ruth Persons Epling; they had two children.
See also
Categories: American Botanical Writers, American Taxonomists, 1894 Births, 1968 Deaths, American Geneticists, Population Geneticists, Botanists Active In California, University Of California, Los Angeles Faculty, Oregon State University Faculty, Washington University In St. Louis Alumni, Scientists From California, Writers From Los Angeles, 20th-century American Botanists, 20th-century American Non-fiction Writers, Uc Berkeley College Of Natural Resources Alumni
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