The biology of Australian weeds 48. Macfadyena unguis-cati (L.) A.H. Gentry

Plant Protection Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 82-91

  Downey, Paul O ^a   Turnbull, Ian ^b  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b Bellingen Shire Council   (Australia)

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MACFADYENA UNGUIS-CATI;

EID: 35248863909     PISSN: 08152195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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