Mapping Philadelphia’s Flora
7 min readMar 15, 2024
The prowess of plant physiologist Ida Augusta Keller
The botanical community was abuzz with the news of Ida A. Keller’s grand plan for a comprehensive guide to Philadelphia-era flora. It was a massive undertaking, the scope of which was unheard of at the time, let alone undertaken by a woman.
“… she is preparing a catalogue of the plants growing within a circuit of one hundred miles…