Achene morphology, production and germination, and potential for water dispersal in Boltonia decurrens (decurrent false aster), a threatened floodplain species

Rhodora

Volumn 100, Issue 901, 1998, Pages 69-81

  Smith, Marian ^a   Keevin, Thomas M ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b US Army Corps of Engineers   (United States)

Author keywords

Floodplain; Life history; Management; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001901992     PISSN: 00354902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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