Floral phenology of sex-changing dwarf ginseng (Panax trifolium L., Araliaceae)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 144-152

  Schlessman, Mark A ^a   Underwood, Nora C ^a,b   Graceffa, Laura M ^a  

^a VASSAR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PANAX TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0030019053     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426880     Document Type: Article

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