Iridescent blue plants

American Scientist

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 56-63

  Lee, David W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUE PLANT; COLOUR; FERN; IRIDESCENCE; RAINFOREST;

SELAGINELLA;

EID: 0031452686     PISSN: 00030996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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