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Does smoke promote seed germination in 10 Interior West Penstemon species?

Paula J Fornwalt
Native Plants Journal, March 2015, 16 (1) 5-12; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.16.1.5
Paula J Fornwalt
Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 240 West Prospect Road, Fort Collins, CO 80526,
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