| Name | Grear, John Wesley |
| Date of birth | 1937 |
| Date of death | 1981 ca. |
| Remarks | Example of Name Published: (S example): Rhynchosia amabilis Grear, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 31: 56. 1978 |
| ASA Botanist ID | 171389 botanist |
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/9bef5866-d8b0-442e-899a-350f48af44c0 |
| Variant name | John Wesley Grear |
| Author name | Grear |
| B & P Author Abbrev. | Grear |
| Standard/Label Name | J. W. Grear |
| Full Name | Grear, John Wesley |
| Geography Author | Canada |
| Specialty Author | Fungi and Lichens |
| 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. Sixth Edition. Utrecht |
| Citation as Author | Death year from: Melissa Rossow (NY) (via Harvard University Botany Libraries) |