Effects of altitude and season on glandular hairs and leaf structural traits of Nepeta nuda L.

Botanical Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 363-372

  Kofidis, George ^a   Bosabalidis, Artemios M ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Altitude; Chloroplasts; Glandular hairs; Leaf structure; Nepeta nuda; Season

Indexed keywords

NEPETA; NEPETA NUDA;

EID: 58149104028     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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