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Viability of Blackbrush seed (Coleogyne ramosissima Torr. [Rosaceae])

Following Long-Term Storage

Rosemary L Pendleton, Burton K Pendleton, Susan E Meyer, Stephanie Carlson and Elizabeth Morrison
Native Plants Journal, March 2012, 13 (1) 5-13; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.13.1.5
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