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Genetic evaluation of an endemic plant from Patagonia

Oxalis laciniata Cav. growing in its natural environment. Oxalis laciniata is endemic to the Patagonia region of South America, inhabiting high mountains and steppe and even growing on the coast. In a recent study published in AoB PLANTS by López and Bonasora, the marked polymorphism in this species led the authors to test whether its genetic variability would explain both its morphological…

Phylogeography and reproduction modes in Limonium spp.

The genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) has long been recognized to have sexual and apomictic (asexual seed formation) modes of reproduction. Scanning electron microscope photographs of Limonium ovalifolium and L. multiflorum stigmas and pollen grains. Image: Rois et al. Rois et al. examine correlations between phylogeographical patterns and modes of reproduction in diploid and tetraploid Limonium…