Bennett, Eleanor Marion (née Scrymgeour)   (1942 - )

[Scrymgeour, Eleanor Marion]

Born at Subiaco, W.A., on 4 February 1942.

After graduation, Eleanor Bennett commenced her working career at the Western Australian Herbarium (1965-70) when it was still part of the Department of Agriculture. She collected eucalypts in the Perth to Shark Bay area, and has published on the genus Hybanthus in the journal Nuytsia.

She came to Kings Park from the WA Herbarium and subsequently published several significant taxonomic, historical and identification works as well as the first major book on indigenous names for Western Australian plants.

She was one of the main drivers for the creation of the Kings Park Guides Training Program upon her arrival in 1984. She collected around 250 specimens from across southwestern and eastern Australia during this time in addition to comprehensive studies in Kings Park that helped inform local plant guides.

Her working years included lecturing to horticulture students, assisting with the writing of the Flora of the Perth Region, research, plant identification, display botanist at Kings Park and Botanic Garden, plant surveys including general botanical surveys, specific searches for threatened flora and weed surveys.

She is the author of two books: Bushland Plants of Kings Park, Western Australia and Common and aboriginal names of Western Australian plant species. Bennett was also one of the authors of Flora of the Perth region.

The standard author abbreviation E.M.Benn. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Bennett is honoured by Eucalyptus x bennettiae D.J.Carr & S.G.M.Carr, and the species Hybanthus bennettiae R.L.Barrett [now Afrohybanthus bennettiae (R.L.Barrett) Messina ].

Collecting localities for 'Bennett, E.M.' and 'Scrymgeour, E.M.' from AVH (2026)

Data from 4,211 specimens