Virgnia Freire, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Biology
Email: vfreire@uwsp.eduEducation
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University (2002)
Past Courses
BIOL 130 Intro to Plant Biology
BIOL 339 Bryology and Lichenology
BIOL 490 Horticulture Seminar
BIOL 330 Plant Morphology
BIOL 353 Ethnobotany
Research Areas
Central
American liverworts; Hawaiian bryophytes; Ethnobotany
Publications
Freire, A.V., E.J. Judziewicz & F. Bowers. 2020. Bryophytes of Butternut Pines, Oconto County, Wisconsin. Great Lakes Botanist 59: 178-190.
Freire, A.V., T. Route and E.J. Judziewicz. 2019.Bryophytes of St. Martin Island, Delta County, Michigan. Great Lakes Botanist 58: 201-209.
In preparation: Freire, A.V. and E.J. Judziewicz. Liverworts and hornworts of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. Study for National Park Service, anticipated completion in 2022. Associated study: Checklist and keys to the liverworts and hornworts of Hawaii, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, as part of the "Plants of Hawaii" project.