Germination and seed bank studies of Macbridea alba (Lamiaceae), a federally threatened plant

Castanea

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 280-289

  Schulze, Dana Madsen ^a   Walker, Joan L ^a   Spira, Timothy P ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GERMINATION; SEED BANK;

LAMIACEAE; MACBRIDEA ALBA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 0036764488     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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