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Chromosome number determinations in Aster section Conyzopsis (Asteraceae)

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Chromosome numbers forAster brachyactis, A. frondosus, andA. laurentianus were determined to be 2n=14. The latter two are the first documented records for these taxa. The basic chromosome number for sectionConyzopsis is confirmed asx=7.

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Houle, F., Brouillet, L. Chromosome number determinations in Aster section Conyzopsis (Asteraceae). Brittonia 37, 369–372 (1985). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806550

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