| Name | Patrick, Ruth Myrtle | 
| Date of birth | 1907  | 
| Date of death | 2013  | 
| Remarks |  [author note: Herbarium and types: PH; additional material at F, FH, G. Limnology, diatom taxonomy and ecology] [collector note: col. 1938-x: DPU, F, FH, PH, G] Example of Name Published: Synedra rumpens var. fusa R.M. Patrick, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 92: 218, pl. 8: figs 6-8. 1940 | 
| ASA Botanist ID | 118421 botanist | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/475b9b0a-5d0e-45a6-a40d-2f70819e11b5 | 
| Variant name | Ruth Myrtle Patrick | 
| Variant name | Patrick, Ruth | 
| Author name | R. M. Patrick | 
| B & P Author Abbrev. | R.M.Patrick | 
| Standard/Label Name | R. M. Patrick | 
| Full Name | Patrick, Ruth Myrtle | 
| Geography Author | United States of America | 
| Geography Collector | Brazil,  Mexico,  Peru,  United States of America | 
| Specialty Author | Algae | 
| Specialty Collector | Algae | 
| Specialty Collector | Diatoms | 
| Specialty Collector | Bryophytes | 
| Citation as Author |  Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 
| Citation as Author |  Index Herbariorum. Part 1: The Herbaria of the World. Eighth Edition. Bronx, NY | 
| Citation as Author |  Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht | 
| Citation as Collector | Index Herbariorum - Collectors N-R  | 
| Citation as Author | Death year in: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/ruth-patrick-ecology-pioneer-dies-at-105/2013/09/23/2bcde762-245e-11e3-b75d-5b7f66349852_story.html (via Peter Coxhead)  | 
| Member of teams/groups |  | 
| Holdings | Search for specimens collected by R. M. Patrick | 
| Collections in | 1930 (2),  1947 (22) | 
| Collector Teams: | F. E. Drouet, R. M. Patrick & C. Hodge   |