Olga Korhoven Lakela (March 11, 1890 – May 17, 1980) was a Finnish-American botanist and educator noted for identifying many species in the genera Heuchera and Tiarella.
[1][3] Lakela received her doctorate in botany from the University of Minnesota in 1932.
[3] Lakela founded the herbarium at the University of Minnesota Duluth, which is named after her, and worked there until 1935.
[3][4][5] After her retirement from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 1958,[1][3] she was the curator of the University of South Florida's herbarium from 1960[3] until her retirement there in 1973.
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