Ellen Vilbaste (4 March 1893, Tartu – 14 February 1974, Kolga-Jaani) was an Estonian gardener and Estonia's first trained ethnobotanist.[1][2][3] Eight hundred of her gathered specimens are held at the Estonian Plant Herbarium.[4]

Her husband was botanist Gustav Vilbaste.

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  1. "Vilbaste, Ellen, 1893-1974". id.loc.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. "Hiigelherbaariumi lisandus erakordse naise taimekogu". Tartu Postimees (in Estonian). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. "Eesti esimese õpetatud naisaedniku Ellen Vilbaste elu viis Saksa keisri soosingust Lenini konspiratiivkorteri lähistele ja Viljandisse öövalvuriks". Sõbranna (in Estonian). Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. "Herbarium of vascular plants and mosses [TAA]". kogud.emu.ee. Collections at EULS. Retrieved 12 October 2018.