Abstract Background The Carpathians and the Alps are the largest mountain ranges of the
European Alpine System and important centres of endemism. Among the distinctive …

The response of plants to climate change is among the main questions in ecology and
evolution. Faced with changing conditions, populations may respond by adapting, going …

Abstract The East Asian endemic genus Rodgersia comprises five species and several
variants. These species exhibit variation in ploidy level and a fragmented distribution across …

• Premise of the study: We sought novel evolutionary insights for the highly diverse
Saxifragales by constructing a large phylogenetic tree encompassing 36.8% of the species …

 Abstract Stachysyingzuijieensis, a new species from western Hunan, China, is described
and illustrated. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on three nuclear ribosomal DNA loci …

Plants display incredible diversity, in morphology and spatial distribution, which can best be
understood in an evolutionary context. The reconstruction of how this diversity has evolved …

Quaternary glacial cycles often altered species' geographic distributions, which in turn
altered the geographic structure of species' genetic diversity. In many cases, glacial …

Abstract In the Flora of China account of Saxifraga mengtzeana Engl. & Irmsch., eight
synonyms were attributed to it and one variant, recognized as Saxifraga epiphylla Gornall & …

Tephroseris longifolia agg. is a complex group of outcrossing perennials distributed
throughout Central Europe. Recent morphological study revealed six morphotypes …

When interspecific gene flow is common, species relationships are more accurately
represented by a phylogenetic network than by a bifurcating tree. This study aimed to …