BIOLOGICAL FLORA OF THE BRITISH ISLES†No. 261 List Vasc. Pl. Br. Isles (1992) no. 162, 4, 1

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Biological Flora of the British Isles: Epipogium aphyllum Sw.

  1. Lin Taylor1,*,
  2. David L. Roberts1,2

Article first published online: 15 APR 2011

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01839.x

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Journal of Ecology

Volume 99, Issue 3, pages 878–890, May 2011

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Taylor, L. and Roberts, D. L. (2011), Biological Flora of the British Isles: Epipogium aphyllum Sw. Journal of Ecology, 99: 878–890. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01839.x

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  1. 1

    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK

  2. 2

    Durrell Institute for Conservation Ecology, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NR, UK

* Correspondence author. E-mail: linxtaylor@hotmail.com

  1. †

    Nomenclature of vascular plants follows ‡ and, for non-British species, Flora Europaea.

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