Lucien Marcus Underwood

Lucien Marcus Underwood (October 26, 1853 – November 16, 1907) was an American botanist and mycologist of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Early life and career He was born in New Woodstock, New York. He enrolled at Syracuse University in 1873 and graduated in 1877. He earned his masters in 1878 Underwood became a professor of botany at Columbia University and joined the staff of the New York Botanical Garden in 1907.

Underwood's papers are maintained at the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden.