Opuntia fragilis: Taxonomy, distribution, and ecology

Haseltonia

Volumn , Issue 14, 2008, Pages 94-110

  Ribbens, Eric ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endangered species; Midwestern US; Rock outcrop communities

Indexed keywords

OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FRAGILIS;

EID: 58149136371     PISSN: 10700048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2985/1070-0048-14.1.94     Document Type: Review

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