Lynn G. Clark

Lynn G. Clark is an American professor of botany at Iowa State University, who is an expert in tropical woody bamboos. During her time at Iowa State, Clark has received several awards, including the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences International Service Award and the Iowa State University Award for Outstanding Achievement in Research. As a high school student, Clark worked summers with grass expert Thomas Soderstrom at the National Museum of Natural History. She obtained her Ph.D. in botany working with Richard Pohl at Iowa State.

Education

In 1979, Clark obtained her B.S. in botany and horticulture at Michigan State University. She received her Ph.D. from Iowa State University in 1986 and is currently a professor at the university in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology. Her work currently focuses on investigating the systematics, evolution, and functional trait ecology of Neotropical bamboo, as well as general evolution of grasses.
She received the José Cuatrecasas Medal for Excellence in Tropical Botany in 2025.