Chromosome studies of cheilanthoid ferns (Pteridaceae: Cheilanthoideae) from the western United States and Mexico

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1788-1800

  Windham, Michael D ^a   Yatskievych, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Argyrochosma; Cheilanthes; Cheilanthoideae; Cheiloplecton; Chromosomes; Cytotaxonomy; Mexico; Notholaena; Pteridaceae; Western United States

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; FERN; POPULATION GENETICS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARGYROCHOSMA; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CHEILANTHES; CHEILOPLECTON; FILICOPHYTA; NOTHOLAENA; PTERIDACEAE; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0347093302     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.12.1788     Document Type: Article

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