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Research Article

Water-induced stress influences the relative investment in cleistogamous and chasmogamous flowers of an invasive grass, Microstegium vimineum (Poaceae)

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Pages 339-348 | Received 23 Oct 2015, Accepted 30 Sep 2016, Published online: 27 Oct 2016

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