Growth and survival of Azolla filiculoides in Britain: II. Sexual reproduction

New Phytologist

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 377-384

  Janes, Rachel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Azolla filiculoides Lam.; Introduced fern; Overwintering; Sporocarp; Temperature

Indexed keywords

FLOATING FERN; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION; SPOROCARP; SPORULATION;

UK;

AZOLLA FILICULOIDES;

EID: 0031899573     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.1998.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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