Reproductive biology of three sympatric endangered plants endemic to Florida scrub

Biological Conservation

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 235-246

  Evans, Margaret E K ^a   Menges, Eric S ^b   Gordon, Doria R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Eryngium cuneifolium; Florida scrub; Hypericum cumulicola; Liatris ohlingerae; Mating system

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SCRUB;

UNITED STATES;

APIACEAE; APIALES; APOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; CLUSIACEAE; DIALICTUS; ERYNGIUM; ERYNGIUM CUNEIFOLIUM; HALICTIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM CUMULICOLA; INSECTA; LIATRIS; LIATRIS OHLINGERAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 0037409314     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00293-8     Document Type: Article

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