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Reverend William Walter Watts (1856–1920) was one of New South Wales's greatest authorities on moss. He might be best known for his unfinished Census of Australian Mosses. The fern genus Revwattsia is named in his honour as are at least 30 other species including the fern species Grammitis wattsii.

The standard author abbreviation Watts is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Further reading

• Ramsay, H.P. (2019). "Contributions of Rev.W. W. Watts F.L.S. to Australian Botany". Taxon. 29 (4): 455–469. doi:10.2307/1220632. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 1220632.

References

1. "DEATH OF REV. W. W. WATTS". Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1883 - 1923). 23 September 1920. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
2. Ramsay, Helen P. (1980). "Contributions of Rev. W. W. Watts F. L. S. to Australian Botany". Taxon. 29 (4): 455–469. doi:10.2307/1220632. JSTOR 1220632.
3. ^ Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium
4. "ABRS Flora of Australia Online Search Results". www.anbg.gov.au. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
5. International Plant Names Index.  Watts.

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