Breeding biology and flower visitors of the rare white river penstemon, Penstemon scariosus var. albifluvis (Scrophulariaceae)

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 232-237

  Lewinsohn, Jennifer S ^a,c   Tepedino, Vincent J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Breeding system; Conservation; Penstemon; Pollinator limitation; Pollinators; Rarity; Reproduction; Reproductive assurance

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; MEGACHILIDAE; PENSTEMON; PENSTEMON LAEVIGATUS; PENSTEMON SCARIOSUS; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 34447553321     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2007)67[232:BBAFVO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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