René Verriet de Litardière

René Verriet de Litardière (24 June 1888, Mazières-en-Gâtine – 24 October 1957, Mazières-en-Gâtine) was a French botanist.

Education and Career He studied botany in Poitiers, and after World War I, obtained his doctorate in Paris with a thesis on fern cytology. For ten years he was associated with the University of Lille (1921–1931), then spent the remainder of his career as director of the botanical institute at Grenoble.

Legacy He is best remembered for his studies of Corsican flora, undertaking 28 expeditions to the island during his career. He was also an authority on the grass genus Festuca.

Published works With John Isaac Briquet, he was co-author of the three-volume Prodrome de la flore Corse.