]> [collector note: NE United States: B, GH, NEBC, NY, PH, US, WELC (now at NY)]. Born 15 June 1805, Boston, Massachusetts; died 16 May 1887, Boston, Massachusetts. Brother of caricologist Francis Boott. Biographical note: Amer. J. Sci. Arts ser. 3, 35(207): 262. 1888; Cyperaceae; Epynomy: Aspidium x boottii Tuckerm.] Botany Boott, William Boott, William W. Boott 1805 1887