Kenneth Newbey

Kenneth Raymond Newbey (11 June 1936 – 24 July 1988) was a plant ecologist, botanical collector and horticulturist. Born in Katanning, Western Australia, he collected over 12000 specimens, from the Albany-Esperance, wheatbelt, goldfields and Pilbara regions of Western Australia. He died in White Gum Valley in 1988.

Publications

Publications include

• West Australian Wildflowers for Horticulture (1968, two volumes), one of the seminal works introducing native plants into horticulture in Western Australia

References

• "Newbey, Kenneth R.". Biographical notes on plant collectors and illustrators or others relevant to Australian botany. Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2007-03-22.