Comparative anatomy and achene micromorphology assessment of two Cousinia Cass. (Asteraceae) 
 species in view taxonomy
 Deniz ULUKUŞ 1, Osman TUGAY 2
 ORCID: 0000-0002-9627-5492; 0000-0003-3980-7648
 1 Department Biotechnology, Faculty Sciences, Selçuk University, Konya, Turkey
 2 Pharmaceutical Botany, Pharmacy, Turkey Abstract
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