Does rare Gentianella germanica (Wild.) Börner originating from calamine spoils differ in selected morphological traits from reference populations?: Notes and comments

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-52

  Grześ, Irena Maria ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Drought; Gentianaceae; Heavy metals; Rare plant

Indexed keywords

GENTIANACEAE; GENTIANELLA; GENTIANELLA GERMANICA;

EID: 33847751909     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2007.00175.x     Document Type: Note

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