Cornelius Lott Shear
Appearance
Cornelius Lott Shear (1865–1956) was an American mycologist and plant pathologist.[1] In 1908 he created the American Phytopathological Society.[2] He was the first to describe the grass Bromus arizonicus.[3]
The standard author abbreviation Shear is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
References
- ^ Stevenson, John A. (1957). "Cornelius Lott Shear". Mycologia. 49 (2): 283–297. JSTOR 3755640.
- ^ Peterson PD, Smith CS. (2000). "C.L. SHEAR: Gifted Mycologist, Plant Pathologist, and APS Founder". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 38: 19–29. doi:10.1146/annurev.phyto.38.1.19.
- ^ EPA
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Shear.