Theodore Cochrane

Birge Hall, 430 Lincoln Dr., Madison, WI 53706

Research

My work addresses taxonomic and floristic studies of vascular plants, especially systematics of New World Cleomaceae and flora of Wisconsin, to a lesser extent taxonomy of north-temperate Cyperaceae and flora of Jalisco and Colima, Mexico.
By volunteering at the UW-Madison Herbarium, I can help maintain historical context (e.g., regarding past acquisitions and institutional and personal relations), mentor volunteers and student helpers (e.g., through hands-on practice), process collections, and sustain the legacy of institutional and personal research production.

A book cover printed on a light yellow paper with illustrations of growing plants above and below the soil line. The cover also has text that reads " Atlas of the Wisconsin Prairie and Savanna Flora, Theodore S Cochrane and Hugh H. Iltis, Technical Bulletin No. 191, 2000, Deparmtne tof Natural Resources - Madison, Wisconsin 53707, Published in cooperation with University of Wisconsin–Madison Herbarium - Department of Botany Madison, Wisconsin 53706" — Explore the science of Wisconsin’s prairie, savanna, and barrens communities with this essential text.

Two photos of orange flowers surrounded by dark green leaves are joined together in one image. The flower on the left has a butterfly on it. On the right is a cluster of small orange petaled flowers. — Studying morphological variation in the Neotropical genus Podandrogyne (Cleomaceae). Pictured side-by-side are two of the distinct floral types being analyzed for my latest taxonomic research: P. flammea (left) and P. decipiens (right).