John Michael Watson (born 1936) is an English botanist, who has worked with the flora of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. He has visited the Ruiz Leal Herbarium in Mendoza, Argentina.[1]
He married his colleague Ana Rosa Flores [es] in 1953, owning the botanic nursery business Flores & Watson Seeds. They have embarked on various trips to collect specimens from Argentina, Bolivia and Chile.[2]
Notable publications
John Michael Watson, Ana Rosa Flores. 2009. A new and rare rosulate species of Viola (Violaceae) from Argentina. Phytotaxa 2: 19–23
Watson, J.M. (2019). Lest we forget. A new identity and status for a Viola of section Andinium W. Becker; named for an old and treasured friend and companion. Plus another... (PDF). International Rock Gardener (117).
