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A new arenaria (Caryophyllaceae) from the cumberlands of Tennessee

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Arenaria cumberlandensis, a new species from the Cumberland Plateau, is described and illustrated. Its relationship toA. groenlandica is discussed.

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  1. Dept. of Botany, University of Tennessee, 37916, Knoxville, TN

    B. Eugene Wofford

  2. Dept. of General Biology, Vanderbilt University, 37235, Nashville, TN

    Robert Kral

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Wofford, B.E., Kral, R. A new arenaria (Caryophyllaceae) from the cumberlands of Tennessee. Brittonia 31, 257–260 (1979). https://doi.org/10.2307/2806184

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