| Name | Lindsay, William Lauder |
| Date of birth | 1829 |
| Date of death | 1880 |
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types: E; additional material at BM, C, CGE, K, W] [collector note: Original herbarium: E; Lichenes & other Cryptogams: BM, H] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 142861 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/6c305d32-ec56-4bf5-bfe9-af1b30967eee |
| Variant name | William Lauder Lindsay |
| Author name | Lindsay |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Linds. |
| Standard/Label Name | W. L. Lindsay |
| Full Name | Lindsay, William Lauder |
| Geography Collector | France, Germany, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway |
| Specialty Author | Algae |
| Specialty Author | Bryophytes |
| Specialty Author | Fungi and Lichens |
| Specialty Author | Pteridophytes |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| Specialty Collector | Lichens |
| Specialty Collector | Phanerogams |
| Specialty Collector | Pteridophytes |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht |
| Citation as Collector | Index Herbariorum - Collectors I-L |