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Seed germination of Viola pedata, a key larval host of a rare butterfly

Janet L Gehring, Tara Cusac, Cynthia Shaw and Ashley Timian
Native Plants Journal, September 2013, 14 (3) 205-212; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.14.3.205
Janet L Gehring
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