Clonal plasticity in response to partial neutral shading in the stoloniferous herb Potentilla reptans var. sericophylla

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-94

  Zhang, Shu Min ^a   Chen, Yu Fu ^a   Dong, Ming ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

Author keywords

Clonal growth; Clonal morphology; Clonal plants; Clonal plasticity; Light intensity; Potentilla reptans var. sericophylla

Indexed keywords

CLONAL GROWTH; HERB; LIGHT INTENSITY; SHADING;

POTENTILLA REPTANS;

EID: 0034038819     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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