Germination ecology of liatris ohlingerae (S.F. Blake) B.L. Rob. (Asteraceae), an endangered herb endemic to Florida scrub

Castanea

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 235-250

  Weekley, Carl W ^a   Tucker, Josephine ^b   Valligny, Stephanie ^c   Menges, Eric S ^a  

^a ARCHBOLD BIOLOGICAL STATION   (United States)

^b OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Phylon Biotech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GERMINATION; HERB; INHIBITION; LITTER; MICROHABITAT; PREDATOR; SCRUB; SEED BANK; SEED PREDATION; SEEDLING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ASTERACEAE; CERATIOLA ERICOIDES; LIATRIS OHLINGERAE; QUERCUS; ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS;

EID: 70350752851     PISSN: 00087475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2179/0008-7475-73.4.235     Document Type: Article

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