| Name | Clayton, William Derek |
| Date of birth | 1926 |
| Date of death | 2023 |
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types: K. Poaceae] Example of Names published: Chrysochloa caespitosa Clayton in Kew Bull. 14(2): 239. 1960. |
| ASA Botanist ID | 171576 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/832fb704-eb80-4938-97a6-21584cdead2f |
| Variant name | W. D. Clayton |
| Author name | Clayton |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Clayton |
| Standard/Label Name | Clayton |
| Full Name | Clayton, William Derek |
| Geography Author | United Kingdom |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| 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 |
| Member of teams/groups | |
| Collector Teams: | O. Degener & Clayton |
| Author Teams: | O. Degener & Clayton |