Floristic analysis of domestic gardens in the Tlokwe City Municipality, South Africa

Bothalia

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 351-361

  Lubbe, C S ^a   Siebert, S J ^a   Cilliers, S S ^a  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agavaeeae; Alien plants; Asteraceae; Diversity; Grassland; Home gardens; Native plants; Potchefstroom; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

ASTERACEAE;

EID: 80055096369     PISSN: 00068241     EISSN: 23119284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/abc.v41i2.78     Document Type: Article

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