Alexander von Humboldt

Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769-1859).

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835). Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography, while his advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement pioneered modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring. Humboldt and Carl Ritter are both regarded as the founders of moder

Abbreviations: Humb.
Occupations: zoologist, world traveler, travel writer, ornithologist, astronomer, botanical collector, naturalist, botanist, climatologist, economist, oceanographer, ethnologist, volcanologist, geologist, cartographer, explorer, geographer, meteorologist
Citizenships: Kingdom of Prussia
Languages: Spanish, German, French
Dates: 1769-09-14T00:00:00Z – 1859-05-06T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Berlin
Direct attributions: 8 plants, 2 fungi
Authorship mentions: 203 plants, 9 fungi

2 fungi attributed, 7 fungi contributed to9 fungi:

Peltigera rufescens (Field Dog Lichen) (Weiss) Humb. 1793
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera rufescens, commonly known as the field dog lichen or field pelt, is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. This common and widespread species has a cosmopolitan distribution, often found in dry, sunny habitats on basic soils, limestone, and nutrient-rich silicate substrates. The lichen forms rosettes up to 20 cm (8 in) in diameter, with a grey to brown thallus densely covered with a soft, velvety tomentum. Its lobes, typically 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long and 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) wide, have distinctively curled upward edges. The underside
Gymnoderma (Gymnoderma Humb. (1793) Non Nyl. (1860, Nom. Cons.)) Humb. 1793
fungi genus in the cladoniaceae family
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Physcia aipolia (Hoary Rosette Lichen) (Ehrh. ex Humb.) Fürnr. 1839
fungi species in the physciaceae family
Physcia aipolia, commonly known as the Hoary rosette lichen, is a lichen species of fungus in the genus Physcia, and family Lecanoromycetes. Physcia aipolia is a species of lichen in the family Physciaceae. It has a worldwide distribution.Physcia aipolia is a known host species to the lichenicolous fungus species Muellerella lichenicola. It is characterized by the pale blue to gray thallus with many apothecia. Physcia aipolia is a common, widely distributed species, and can be found growing on a variety of trees and branches.
Flaviporus brownii (Yellowpored Bracket) (Humb.) Donk 1960
fungi species in the steccherinaceae family
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Cortinarius batschii (Humb.) Melot 1995
fungi species in the cortinariaceae family
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Aleuria nemorosa (Humb.) Boud. 1907
fungi species in the pyronemataceae family
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Hypha plumosa (Humb.) Pers. 1818
fungi species
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Hypha membranacea (Humb.) Pers. 1822
fungi species
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Hypha digitata (Humb.) Pers. 1822
fungi species
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