author
Rhoda N. Roberts
b. 1886
A Colorado wildflower writer and photographer whose field guides helped introduce readers to the plants of the Rocky Mountains. Her books combined clear identification help with a real enthusiasm for mountain landscapes.
1 Audiobook
Colorado Wild Flowers
by Harold DeWitt Roberts, Rhoda N. Roberts
About the author
Born in 1886, Rhoda N. Roberts is credited in library and biodiversity records as the author or coauthor of several works on Colorado wildflowers. She is best known for Colorado Wild Flowers and Mountain Wild Flowers of Colorado and Adjacent Areas, books published through the Denver Museum of Natural History.
Her work was closely tied to field observation and nature photography. Contemporary book records describe Harold and Rhoda Roberts as notable photographers of Colorado and Southwestern wildflowers, and their guides were designed to help general readers recognize common species while appreciating the region's plant life.
Very little biographical information about her life beyond her publications was easy to confirm from reliable online sources. Based on the available records, her lasting public legacy is as a practical, accessible interpreter of Rocky Mountain flora.