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Feiger, R.S., Yetman, D. Roasting the Hechtia out of it: The use of Hechtia montana (Bromeliaceae) as a food plant in Sonora, Mexico. Econ Bot 54, 229–233 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02907827
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