Studies in Cyperaceae in southern Africa 35: A field study of Bolboschoenus maritimus s.l. in a western Cape wetland

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 70-81

  Browning, J ^a   Gordon Gray, K D ^a   Van Staden, J ^a   Ward, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Box 25139 ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bolboschoenus; Field study; Southern Africa; Verlorenvlei

Indexed keywords

BOLBOSCHOENUS; BOLBOSCHOENUS MARITIMUS; CYPERACEAE; PALLA;

EID: 0031833063     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0254-6299(15)30828-0     Document Type: Article

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