Helen Kirkland Dalrymple (1882 or 1883 – 16 April 1943) was a New Zealand botanist, author and school teacher who wrote two books on Otago flora.
[3] Through her teaching career and her books she inspired other notable botanists such as Ella Orr Campbell[4] and Eric Godley.
[2] Dalrymple was also an active member of the Dunedin Naturalists' Field Club becoming its president on several occasions.
Dalrymple acknowledged the assistance of Kathleen Maisey Curtis in the production of her book on fungi.
Dalrymple was also a keen artist and both her publications contained scientific illustrations and line drawings by her.