Cytogeography and chromosome evolution of subgenus Tridentatae of Artemisia (Asteraceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1754-1775

  Mcarthur, E Durant ^a   Sanderson, Stewart C ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Artemisia; Asteraceae; Cytogeography; Hybridization; Polyploidy; Sageb rush; Seriphidium; Tridentatae

Indexed keywords

AUTOPLOIDY; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME EVOLUTION; DIPLOIDY; EVOLUTION; GEOGRAPHY; HYBRIDIZATION; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; PLOIDY; POLYPLOIDY;

ANTHEMIDEAE; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ASTERACEAE; EMBRYOPHYTA; SERIPHIDIUM; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 0033302029     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656673     Document Type: Article

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