Asa Gray
Several species of plants have been named for William Baldwin. Among those names that are still in use, we have, including authors, the following names: "Eleocharis baldwinii" (John Torrey) Alvan Wentworth Chapman, "Rhynchospora baldwinii" Asa Gray, "Saccharum baldwinii" Curt Sprengel, "Clematis baldwinii" John Torrey and Asa Gray, "Paronychia baldwinii" (Torrey and Gray) Eduard Fenzl and Wilhelm Walpers, "Eryngium baldwinii" Curt Sprengel, "Vernonia baldwinii" John Torrey, "Xyris baldwiniana" Josef Schultes, and "Matelea baldwyniana" (Robert Sweet) Robert Woodson.