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Reveal, J.L. “A region of astonishing beauty”: The botanical exploration of the rocky mountains. Roger L. Williams. Brittonia 56, 195–197 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1663/0007-196X(2004)056[0195:BR]2.0.CO;2
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