Taxonomy & Evolution Species delimitation and hybridization history of a hazel species complex The study combines genetic and physical data to define four groups of hazel plants. Fi GennuApril 21, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Extra blue-light receptors helped ferns thrive in early angiosperm forests Leptosporangiate ferns have three times more cryptochrome receptors than their nearest relatives. Erin ZimmermanApril 16, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Hybridisation of native and foreign Sorbus trees in the Polish Carpathian mountains Sorbus is a highly diverse tree genus but is this the result of hybridisation and introgression between native and foreign species? William SalterMarch 25, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution A new high-throughput method for building large phylogenies from herbarium samples Herbaria are an under-used resource for large phylogenies. Erin ZimmermanMarch 17, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Gentiana hoae, a new alpine species on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau Is hybridization a significant driver of plant speciation and endemism in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau? William SalterMarch 15, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Seed dormancy of the threatened Spanish daffodil Narcissus yepesii Can the seed dormancy class of Narcissus yepesii explain the different dormancy levels seen in two closely related phylogenetic congeners? William SalterMarch 4, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution A sweet story: modern sugarcanes originate from three ancestral genomes New study identifies hybridisation and backcrossing events to have led to the modern sugarcane cultivars. Juniper KissMarch 2, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Impacts of land use on the stress responses of an invasive grass Can ecotypic origin (i.e. agricultural vs. non-agricultural) and environmental selection pressures predict biomass accumulation in Johnsongrass? William SalterMarch 1, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution New Equisetum phylogeny provides insight into an ancient lineage The first divergences among horsetail species occurred with the break-up of Pangaea. Erin ZimmermanFebruary 23, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution “Mythical” Jurassic angiosperms perhaps not so mythical Modelling that accounts for an incomplete fossil record doesn’t reject a pre-Cretaceous origin. Erin ZimmermanFebruary 22, 2021
Plants & PeopleTaxonomy & Evolution A new spin on Darwin’s “abominable mystery” Darwin may indeed not have been referring to angiosperms broadly in his famous words to his friend. Erin ZimmermanFebruary 19, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Leaf composites better than single leaves at capturing species differences Accurate species prediction depended on adequate sampling and straightforward genetic background. Erin ZimmermanFebruary 16, 2021
Taxonomy & Evolution Clonal female populations dominate the tropical herb genus, Hanguana Can apomixis explain the distribution of Hanguana individuals in Singapore? William SalterFebruary 4, 2021
Cells, Genes & MoleculesTaxonomy & Evolution Settling the debate: Plum ‘yews’ are in a separate family to yews New genomic study assembled the plastid genomes of plum yews to understand their evolution. Juniper KissFebruary 4, 2021