Comparative germination ecology of the endemic Centranthus amazonum (Valerianaceae) and its widespread congener Centranthus ruber

Plant Species Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-172

  Mattana, Efisio ^a   Daws, Matthew I ^b   Bacchetta, Gianluigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardinal temperatures; Rarity; Sardinia; Seed size; Soil seed bank

Indexed keywords

CENTRANTHUS; CENTRANTHUS RUBER; VALERIANACEAE;

EID: 77956156029     PISSN: 0913557X     EISSN: 14421984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-1984.2010.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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