Cytotaxonomic studies of Draba species of Canada and Alaska: D. ventosa, D. ruaxes, and D. paysonii
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The cytotaxonomy of three closely related species of Draba, of the mountains of western North America, is discussed and a key is given: D. ventosa A. Gray (2n = 36), D. ruaxes Payson & St. John (2n = ca. 72), and D. paysonii Macbride (2n = 42). Evidence is presented demonstrating that D. ventosa and D. paysonii are triploids reproducing by agamospermy whereas the hexaploid species D. ruaxes is a sexual outcrosser. The former two species produce seed apomictically without any pollen stimulation. Draba ventosa and D. ruaxes have the basic chromosome number x = 12 and D. paysonii has the base number x = 14.
1995 ◽
Vol 69
(5)
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pp. 805-812
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1983 ◽
Vol 8
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pp. 101-126
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