Publication Date

5-1979

Advisor(s) - Committee Chair

Ernest Beal, Gary Dillard, Kenneth Nicely, Noland Fields

Degree Program

Department of Biology

Degree Type

Master of Science

Abstract

The genus Scirpus was analyzed according to species occurrence and physiographic distribution in the State of Kentucky. The morphology of three taxonomic problem complexes, Scirpus atrovirens-georgianus, Scirpus validus-acutus, and Scirpus cyperinus-eriophorum-pelius-pedicellatus was evaluated to determine whether or not their components are distinct among the Kentucky specimens. Remaining taxa were likewise evaluated and identified. A key to Scirpus in Kentucky and a taxonomic treatment are presented.

Disciplines

Biology | Botany | Life Sciences | Plant Biology | Plant Sciences

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