Gregory M. Plunkett

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Gregory M. Plunkett (born 21 February 1965 in Bayonne, New Jersey ^[1]) is an American botanist.^[2]

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The standard author abbreviation G.M.Plunkett is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

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References

↑ "Gregory M. Plunkett". Virginia Commonwealth University. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
↑ "Index of Botanists - Plunkett, Gregory M". Harvard University Herbaria . Harvard University . Retrieved 18 February 2014.
↑ IPNI. G.M.Plunkett.

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[Virginia_Commonwealth_University_-_Gregory_M._Plunkett-1] "Gregory M. Plunkett". Virginia Commonwealth University. 8 November 2007. Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[Harvard_University_Herbaria_-_Index_of_Botanists_-_Plunkett,_Gregory_M.-2] "Index of Botanists - Plunkett, Gregory M". Harvard University Herbaria . Harvard University . Retrieved 18 February 2014.

[3] IPNI. G.M.Plunkett.