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Curlycup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa (Pursh) Dunal [Asteraceae]): a native forb candidate for inclusion in Great Basin greenstrips

Derek Tilley and Mary Wolf
Native Plants Journal, June 2020, 21 (2) 138-148; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/npj.21.2.138
Derek Tilley
Plant Materials Center Manager, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, PO Box 296, Aberdeen, ID 83210,
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Plant Materials Center Agronomist, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Aberdeen Plant Materials Center, PO Box 296, Aberdeen, ID 83210,
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