page_title: Carl Sharsmith
hierarchical_section_title: Carl Sharsmith
caption_attribution_description: English: July 25 1979 Dana Plateau, Mono County, California
context_page_description: Carl W. Sharsmith was an American naturalist and Yosemite park ranger, notable for his knowledge and interpretation of the natural history of the Sierra Nevada. He taught botany at various universities, and was the first botanist to comprehensively document the alpine flora of the high Sierra Nevada.
context_section_description: Carl W. Sharsmith (March 14, 1903 – October 14, 1994) was an American naturalist and Yosemite park ranger, notable for his knowledge and interpretation of the natural history of the Sierra Nevada. He taught botany at various universities, and was the first botanist to comprehensively document the alpine flora of the high Sierra Nevada.
caption: July 1979 on Dana Plateau, Mono County, California
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