Previous articleNext article No AccessOn the Origin of the Field Plants of the Northeastern United StatesP. L. MarksP. L. Marks Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 122, Number 2Aug., 1983 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/284131 Views: 11Total views on this site Citations: 77Citations are reported from Crossref Copyright 1983 The University of ChicagoPDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Ellie M. Goud, Sylvia K. Prehmus, Jed P. 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