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Observations of the spore, gametophyte and young sporophyte of Pteridium caudatum (L.) Maxon using scanning electron

María del Rosario Ramírez-Trejo1, Blanca Pérez-García, Aniceto Mendoza-Ruiz

  • 1Área de Botánica Estructural y Sistemática Vegetal, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, Col. Vicentina, C.P. 09340, México, D.F., Mexico.

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