Towards an understanding of the mixed breeding system of swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-199

  Lipow, Sara R ^a,b   Wyatt, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptic self incompatibility; Inbreeding depression; Milkweed; Pseudo self fertility; Self compatibility

Indexed keywords

FRUIT SET; OUTCROSSING; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED; SELFING;

UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

ASCLEPIAS INCARNATA;

EID: 0034234082     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3088756     Document Type: Article

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