| Name | Lightfoot, John |
| Date of birth | 1735 |
| Date of death | 1788 |
| Remarks | [author note: Specimens at: BM, K] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 100351 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/1b03540a-09c6-4c63-9e18-5a22437819e8 |
| Variant name | John Lightfoot |
| Author name | Lightfoot |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Lightf. |
| Standard/Label Name | J. Lightfoot |
| Full Name | Lightfoot, John |
| Specialty Author | Algae |
| Specialty Author | Bryophytes |
| Specialty Author | Fungi and Lichens |
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes |
| Citation as Author | Taxonomic Literature. Second Edition. Utrecht |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Author in | Fl. Scot. (Lightfoot) |
| Author in | Fl. Scot., ed. 2 (Lightfoot) |