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Infraspecific systematics of Alnus maritima (Betulaceae) from three widely disjunct provenances
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December 1, 2002| Author:
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Infraspecific Systematics of Alnus maritima (Betulaceae) from Three Widely Disjunct Provenances1
ABSTRACT
Two new subspecies of Alnus maritima, A. maritima subsp. oklahomensis from south-central Oklahoma and A. maritima subsp. georgiensis from northwestern Georgia, are described b
ased on differences in growth habit, leaf and fruit morphology, and geographic isolation. The two new subspecies, along with subsp. maritima found in Maryland and Delaware on the Delmarva Peninsula, formalize the infraspecific classification of three widely disjunct populations of A. maritima, which have undergone ...
