Pollination and seed production in Xerophyllum tenax (Melanthiaceae) in the Cascade Range of central Oregon

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2060-2068

  Vance, Nan C ^a   Bernhardt, Peter ^b   Edens, Retha M ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beargrass; Melanthiaceae; Pollen; Pollination; Seed production; Self incompatibility; Xerophyllum tenax

Indexed keywords

POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PRODUCTION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

CASCADE RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; EPICAUTA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANTHIACEAE; SYRPHIDAE; TRILLIUM; XEROPHYLLUM TENAX;

EID: 26044455157     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.12.2060     Document Type: Article

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