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This article contains data on the reproduction biology of Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R.Br. (Orchidaceae) in the Komi Republic on the northern border of the habitat of the species. Morphometric characteristics of flowers, fruits, and seeds in different coenopopulations of this species in the region have been studied. Fruit set, seed productivity, and seed quality are also defined.
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Original Russian Text © I.A. Kirillova, D.V. Kirillov, 2015, published in Sibirskii Ekologicheskii Zhurnal, 2015, No. 4, pp. 617–629.
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Kirillova, I.A., Kirillov, D.V. Reproduction biology of Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R.Br. (Orchidaceae) on its northern distribution border. Contemp. Probl. Ecol. 8, 512–522 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995425515040095
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