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Lillia Irvine Leach (March 13, 1886 - September 10, 1980) was a female botanist that spent most of her career studying plants in the Pacific Northwest and West coast. Particularly focusing most of her plant studies in Oregon, where she spent time researching with her husband and discovering new plant species and even opening her own Botanical Gardens in 1931.

Early Life
Lillia Leach was born in Oregon on her families farm in Barlow, Clackamas County on March 13, 1886. Lillia's family settled down in Oregon after immigrating through the Oregon Trail.

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 * name            = Lilla Leach
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 * birth_name      = Lilla Irvin
 * birth_date      = March 13, 1886
 * birth_place     = Barlow, OR
 * death_date      = September 10, 1980
 * death_place     = Portland, OR
 * notable_works   = Discovery of the Kalmiopsis leachiana
 * spouse          = John Leach (1913-1972)