Eleofimbris svensonii (Cyperaceae) from the late Miocene Ogallala Group of western Kansas

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 442-444

  Thomasson, Joseph R ^a  

^a FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPERACEAE; ELEOFIMBRIS;

EID: 0141501945     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2003)048<0442:ESCPFT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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