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Seed Buoyancy and Viability of the Wetland Milkweed Asclepias perennis and an Upland Milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
Author(s): A. L. Edwards, R. Wyatt and R. R. Sharitz
Month: Apr-Jun
Year: 1994
Journal: Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club
Volume: 121
Issue: 2
Pages: 160-169
Article Topic(s): Germination,Water
Research Setting(s): Wetland,Laboratory
Species Referenced: Asclepias perennis (White swamp milkweed),
Abstract
Seed buoyancy and viability was compared in two species of Asclepias, one found in wetlands (Asclepias perennis) and another not (Asclepias exaltata). Asclepias perennis seeds floated significantly longer (up to 5 months compared to 2 weeks) than A. exaltata seeds.Suggested Citation
A. L. Edwards, R. Wyatt and R. R. Sharitz. "Seed Buoyancy and Viability of the Wetland Milkweed Asclepias perennis and an Upland Milkweed, Asclepias exaltata." Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 121.2 (1994): 160-169.Go back