Seed morphology, germination phenology, and capacity to form a seed bank in six herbaceous layer Apiaceae species of the Eastern Deciduous Forest

Castanea

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 8-14

  Hawkins, Tracy S ^a,c   Baskin, Jerry M ^a   Baskin, Carol C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR BOTTOMLAND HARDWOODS RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; ORNAMENTATION; SEED BANK; SEED DORMANCY;

APIACEAE; APIALES; CRYPTOTAENIA CANADENSIS; OSMORHIZA CLAYTONII; SANICULA; SANICULA CANADENSIS; SANICULA TRIFOLIATA; THASPIUM BARBINODE;

EID: 34147203623     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2179/0008-7475(2007)72[8:SMGPAC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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