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Elytrigia turcica sp. nova, an octoploid species of theE. elongata complex

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Elytrigia turcica sp. nov., (Poaceae) (2n=8x=56), a member of the polyploid complex related toE. elongata(Host) Nevski, (2n=2x=14), is described and distinguished fromE. pontica(Podp.) Holub, (2n=10x=70), which it most resembles.

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    Patrick E. McGuire

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McGuire, P.E. Elytrigia turcica sp. nova, an octoploid species of theE. elongata complex. Folia geobot. phytotax. 18, 107–109 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02855642

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