| Name | Herbst, William |
| Date of birth | 1833 |
| Date of death | 1907 |
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types: PH; MICH (200 fungi)] [collector note: Eastern United States of America. MICH] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 102380 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/79ab44bc-79b2-4d59-9563-b45ba337ad33 |
| Variant name | William Herbst |
| Author name | Herbst |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Herbst |
| Standard/Label Name | W. Herbst |
| Full Name | Herbst, William |
| Geography Author | United States of America |
| Specialty Author | Fungi and Lichens |
| Specialty Collector | Fungi |
| 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 E-H |
| Author in | Fung. Fl. Lehigh Valley |
| Holdings | Search for specimens collected by W. Herbst |
| Collections in | [no date] (19), 1896 (1), 1897 (2), 1898 (5), 1900 (24), 1901 (1) |