Researchers at MO A. Michele Funston, Ph.D. Associate Curator Flora of China Checklist Coordinator Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 USA office phone: + 1-314-577-9517 fax: +1-314-577-9438 email: michele.funston@mobot.org Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1999 B.S., Washburn University, 1986 General Research Interests Senecioneae (Asteraceae) Flora of China checklist Research Emphases The genus Roldana of Mexico and Central America. Selected Publications 2001. A new species and new combinations in Roldana (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) from Mexico. Novon ined. 1999. A Revision of the Genus Roldana (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation, Kansas State University. 1998. Cluster Analysis of the Genus Roldana (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). Colloquium presentation, American Institute of Biological Sciences. Barkley, T.M., B.L. Clark, & A.M. Funston. 1996. The Segregate Genera of Senecio Sensu Lato and Cacalia Sensu Lato (Asteraceae: Senecioneae) in Mexico and Central America. Proceedings of the International Compositae Conference, Kew. 1994. (D.J.N. Hind, Editor-in-Chief). Vol. 1, pp. 613-620. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. This page was revised 02/28/07