Ronald Tyrl

co-author of Field Guide to Oklahoma Plants: Commonly Encountered Prairie, Shrubland and Forest Species

November 4, 2015

Ronald Tyrl is a Professor of Botany at Oklahoma State University. His research includes work on the classification of vascular plants, especially the Poaceae and studies of the flora of Oklahoma. Tyrl is the curator of the OSU Herbarium, which began in 1920.

Field Guide to Oklahoma Plants: Commonly Encountered Prairie, Shrubland and Forest Species is a collaboration which includes information on a variety of native Oklahoma plants. Terrence Bidwell, a Professor and Extension Rangeland Specialist in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology Management at OSU, Ronald Masters, the Director of Research at Tall Timbers Research Station in Tallahassee, Florida; and Dwayne Elmore, an Assistant Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management co-authored the book with Tyrl. The book was illustrated by noted botanical illustrator Bellamy Parks Jansen.

URL: https://library.okstate.edu/news/celebratingbooks/2009-honorees/ronald-tyrl

Last Updated: 13 March 2023