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1994. Krantz, T. P. and R. F. Thorne. An annotated flora of the vascular plants of the San
Bernardino Mountains. (Appendix I: Krantz. A phytogeography of the San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino County, California. Ph.D. Thesis, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley.
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2000. Thorne, R. F. The classification and geography of the monocotyledon subclasses
Alismatidae, Liliidae and Commelinidae, pp. 75–124. In B. Nordenstam, G. E-Ghazaly, and M. Kassas , Plant Systematics for the 21st Century. Portland Press, London,
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2001. Thorne, R. F. The classification and geography of the flowering plants: dicotyledons of the class
Angiospermae (subclasses Magnoliidae, Ranunculidae, Caryophyllidae, Dilleniidae, Rosidae, Asteridae, and Lamiidae). Botanical Revue 66(4):
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California, Mexico: an annotated checklist. Aliso (28): 1–57.
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952:"Obituary for Robert F. Thorne"
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574:California Botanical Society
564:Botanical Society of America
471:Fulbright Research Scholar,
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180:Author abbrev. (botany)
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360:National Science Foundation
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306:University of Minnesota
235:St. Petersburg, Florida
227:Spring Lake, New Jersey
56:Spring Lake, New Jersey
444:Fellowships and awards
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597:Selected publications
513:Santa Catalina Island
392:Santa Catalina Island
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641:Evolutionary Biology
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499:Special recognition
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