| Name | Towner, Howard Frost | 
| Date of birth | 1943 | 
| Date of death | 2000 | 
| Remarks | [author note: Onagraceae] [collector note: Texas: DS] Example of Name Published: Calylophus australis Towner & P.H.Raven, MadroƱo 20: 243 (1970). | 
| ASA Botanist ID | 136414 botanist | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ae51fd96-4b17-433e-9b66-58e8902114af | 
| Variant name | Howard Frost Towner | 
| Author name | Towner | 
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Towner | 
| Standard/Label Name | H. F. Towner | 
| Full Name | Towner, Howard Frost | 
| Geography Author | United States of America | 
| Geography Collector | United States of America | 
| Specialty Author | Spermatophytes | 
| Specialty Collector | Phanerogams | 
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | 
| Citation as Collector | Madrono 20: 243. 1970 | 
| Citation as Author | Death year from: Julie McIntosh Shapiro (GH) | 
| Member of teams/groups |  | 
| Collector Teams: | Towner & P. H. Raven | 
| Author Teams: | Towner & P. H. Raven |