Frank Goode Hawksworth

Frank Goode Hawksworth was an American botanist and forester who was recognized as the leading international specialist in the study of the biology and taxonomy of the family Santalaceae, particularly the genus Arceuthobium. As a forester, he specialized in forest pathology, with a focus on epiphytic parasitic plants.
Hawksworth carried out botanical expeditions in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and the United States.

Publications

Books

1996. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics. With Delbert Wiens. Agriculture Handbook 709. Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service. 418 pp. ISBN 0788142011, ISBN 9780788142017.

Honours

Eponyms

; InsectsFrankliniella hawksworthi, a thrips species that attacks dwarf mistletoes.
; PlantsArceuthobium hawksworthii &. Phoradendron hawksworthii Wiens.