Stephen Harris

About The Author

Professor Stephen Harris is an expert on the use of molecular markers in evolutionary and conservation biology, especially hybridization, polyploidy, the evolutionary consequences of human-mediated plant movement and conservation genetics. He is also interested in the problems of using herbarium specimens as a source of DNA for evolutionary studies, and the history of botany.

Books by Stephen Harris

In Bloom

How Plants Changed Our World

By Francesca Leoni, Stephen Harris, David Berry, Martyn Rix, Vinita Damodaran, Mike Webb, India Cole and Lynn Parker
A journey through art and material culture on the transformational impact of plants and plant collecting. Accompanies a major exhibition to be held at the Ashmolean from March to the end of August 2026.
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