Cornelius Lott Shear (1865–1956) was an American

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

and plant pathologist. In 1908 he created the

American Phytopathological Society The American Phytopathological Society (APS) is an international scientific organization devoted to the study of plant diseases (phytopathology). APS promotes the advancement of modern concepts in the science of plant pathology and in plant healt ...

. He was the first to describe the grass ''

Bromus arizonicus ''Bromus arizonicus'' is a species of brome grass known by the common name Arizona brome. It is native to the Southwestern United States, California, and Baja California, where it grows in many types of grassy valley and desert habitat. Descr ...

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American mycologists American phytopathologists 1865 births 1956 deaths University of Nebraska–Lincoln alumni {{mycologist-stub