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Lilla Leach, wife of Portland pharmacist John Leach, discovered a unique variety of pink-flowered heath that she named kalmiopsis leachiana in 1930. It later became the namesake for the southwest Oregon wilderness where it was discovered. Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw

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environment history local news science the-story Lilla Leach kalmiopsis wilderness John Leach botany Oregon history Oregon Historical Society

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