Claim · model-written summary
Thirteen Alaskan grass species initiated floral inflorescences in autumn.
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t0“Alaskan Gramineae”
e1“Thirteen species of Alaskan grasses collected from various parts of the state initiated floral inflorescences in autumn”
Title
Floral Initiation in Alaskan Gramineae
H. J. Hodgson Botanical Gazette 1966. doi:10.1086/336343
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Observation After initiation, floral development varied in degree among the Alaskan grasses, depending on species.
- Observation Partially developed inflorescences overwintered with little injury.
- Observation All indigenous Alaskan grass species initiated floral inflorescences in autumn.
- Observation Grasses introduced from more temperate latitudes did not initiate floral inflorescences in autumn.
- Mechanism Autumn initiation probably fits these far northern grasses better to their environment.