Outcrossing effects on the reproductive performance of Hypericum cumulicola, an endangered Florida scrub endemic

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 204-213

  Trager, Matthew D ^a   Menges, Eric S ^b   Quintana Ascencio, Pedro F ^c   Weekley, Carl W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida scrub; Hypericum cumulicola; Inbreeding; Lake Wales Ridge; Mating system; Outcrossing

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; INBREEDING; OUTCROSSING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; LAKE WALES RIDGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM CUMULICOLA;

EID: 25144483383     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/1095-5674(2005)132[204:OEOTRP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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