The functional ecology of gynodioecy in Eritrichum aretioides (Boraginaceae), the alpine forget-me-not

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 393-400

  Puterbaugh, Mary N ^a   Wied, Anna ^a   Galen, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

alpine plant; Boraginaceae; Eritrichum aretioides; gynodioecy; seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

ERITRICHUM ARETIOIDES; BORAGINACEAE;

ALPINE FORGET-ME-NOT; FEMALE PLANT; GYNODIOECY; HERMAPHRODITE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

USA, COLORADO, PENNSYLVANIA MOUNTAIN;

EID: 0030616996     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446012     Document Type: Article

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