Abstract
In present communication the least moonwort, Botrychium simplex E. Hitchcock is reported for the first time from western Himalaya.
Keywords
Botrychium simplex, New Record, Western Himalaya
In present communication the least moonwort, Botrychium simplex E. Hitchcock is reported for the first time from western Himalaya.
Botrychium simplex, New Record, Western Himalaya
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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2015
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