Reproduction and growth of the chaparral geophyte, Zigadenus fremontii (Liliaceae), in relation to fire

Plant Ecology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-20

  Tyler, Claudia ^a   Borchert, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Los Padres National Forest   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulb; Fire dependent reproduction; Fire induced flowering; Long lived; Postfire; Seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

FIRE; FLOWERING; GEOPHYTE; GROWTH; REPRODUCTION;

LILIACEAE; TOXICOSCORDION FREMONTII; ZIGADENUS;

EID: 0037288022     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021460025277     Document Type: Article

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