E. A. Mearns

Creator(s):
  • Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
Creator role(s):
  • Creator
  • Umbilicaria polyrrhiza f. denudata G. Merr., Kenya, E. A. Mearns 1653, Possible type, F
    Creator: Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department
    Creator: NSF/Mellon - GPI
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    Description: Umbilicaria polyrrhiza f. denudata G. Merr., Kenya, E. A. Mearns 1653, Possible type, F
Current Determination: Umbilicaria polyrrhiza f. denudata G. Merr.
Family: Umbilicariaceae
Det. by: G. K. Merrill
Type Status: Possible type
Identification notes: TypInformalType | Possible type
Habitat/Microhabitat: Western upper slopes above the giant heath zone
Additional data: Smithsonian African Expedition under the Direction of Col. Theodore Roosevelt.

Collector(s): E. A. Mearns
Collection Date: 25 September 1909
Catalog Subset: Lichens
Catalog Project: vTypes
EMu IRN: 106244
OccurenceID: c31f62e0-c5c0-42a6-9d89-21ec9c37f7e9

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