William Baxter (Australia)

William Baxter was an English botanist and gardener who collected plants from Australia on behalf of English nurserymen and private individuals. His collections were made at Kangaroo Island, Western Australia, King George Sound, Cape Arid, Lucky Bay, Twofold Bay, and Wilsons Promontory. His final expedition to Western Australia was arranged by Charles Fraser. Upon his return, the two disagreed on the distribution of the selected material.

The genus, Baxteria was named in his honor.

When citing a botanical name, he is abbreviated as W.Baxter.