| Name | McDonald, William H. |
| Date of birth | 1837 |
| Date of death | 1902 |
| Remarks | [author note: Herbarium and types: some specimens at BUT (through W. N. Clute herbarium)] [collector note: BUT (through W. N. Clute herbarium)] |
| ASA Botanist ID | 145683 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2dc81d76-fdc2-47ad-b1d6-ae51a5365aef |
| Variant name | William H. McDonald |
| Author name | McDonald |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | McDonald |
| Standard/Label Name | W. H. McDonald |
| Full Name | McDonald, William H. |
| Geography Author | United States of America |
| Geography Collector | United States of America |
| Specialty Author | Pteridophytes |
| Specialty Collector | Pteridophytes |
| Citation as Author | Authors of Plant Names. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |
| Citation as Author | Fern Bull. 9: 9. 1901 |
| Citation as Collector | Fern. Bull. 9: 9. 1901 |