Lester, Nita Clare   (fl. 1990s-2000s)

As a botanist, Nita is a tropical waterlily and brigalow ecosystem specialist.

Nita also held the position of President of the Botanical Artists' Society of Queensland for many years.

Nita holds a:
- Bachelor of Science: Genetics
- Bachelor of Education: Science, Art and Geography
- Bachelor of Arts: Art History
- PhD in Science (Botany) from Monash University
- PhD in Educational Leadership from Griffith University.

She is a practicing Queensland Government botanist, consulting botanist for Myall Park Botanic Garden and for a number of brigalow and western Queensland projects including Origin Energy offset programmes.

She is a Board member of a number of boards including Keep Australia Beautiful.

Selected as one of the 100 women leaders in Agribusiness [March 2014].

Author of a number of research articles plus two editions of 'Woodland to Weeds', a book used by universities, mining exploration companies and land holders, which features plant species of the southern Queensland Brigalow Region and uses her own line-drawings and photographs from a range of photographers.

Source: Extracted from:
https://nitaclarelester.com/botanist/
https://www.botanicalartsocietyaustralia.com/Nita-C-Lester
Portrait Photo: https://nitaclarelester.com

Collecting localities for 'Lester, N.C.' from AVH (2024)

Data from 104 specimens