Breeding system of Astrophytum asterias: An endangered cactus

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-346

  Strong, Anna W ^a   Williamson, Paula S ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTERIAS; ASTROPHYTUM ASTERIAS; CACTACEAE;

EID: 34648812987     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2007)52[341:BSOAAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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