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- ↑ "Index of Botanists". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. Harvard University. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- 1 2 "Anton Reznicek". LSA Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. University of Michigan. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
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- ↑ "Speakers Tony Reznicek". Ontario Rock Garden & Hardy Plant Society. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ↑ International Plant Names Index. Reznicek.
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