Charles de l"´Ecluse (lat. Carolus Clusius) (* 18 February 1526 in Arras, France; "† 4 April 1609 in suffering, the Netherlands) was a scholar, physician and Botaniker. It also often only Clusius is called briefly.

It played a large role during the spreading of the potato and tulip in Europe.

From 1573-1588 it was Hofbotaniker Maximilians II in Vienna, where it put on a and the first Alpinum. It is considered to snow mountain as first Erschliesser of the Austrian Alpenflora, by botanische excursion ions on and.

He is also author of the first Austrian botany. Its work over the Flora of Austria and Hungary remained determining by more than 100 years.

Some plant types are designated after it:

• Clusius Enzian (Gentiana clusii)
• Clusius Primel (Primula clusiana)
• Clusius Fingerkraut (Potentilla clusiana)
• Clusius Brombeere (Rubus clusii)
• Clusius Pfingstrose (Paeonia clusii)
• Clusius Schafgarbe (Achillea clusiana)
• Clusius (Doronicum clusii)
• Clusius tulip (Tulipa clusiana)

Likewise after it designated the tropical plant kind of the Clusien (Clusia) is, which are name-giving for the (Clusiaceae).

In addition it introduced the Fritillaria imperialis to Austria.

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