The genus Salix (willows), with 33 species, represents the most diverse genus of woody
plants in the European Alps. Many species dominate subalpine and alpine types of …

Polyploidy is common in the genus Salix. However, little is known about the origin,
parentage and genomic composition of polyploid species because of a lack of suitable …

Abstract The Bowfin (Amia calva), as currently recognized, represents the sole living
member of the family Amiidae, which dates back to approximately 150 Ma. Prior to 1896, 13 …

Background The proper identification of feather grasses in nature is often limited due to
phenotypic variability and high morphological similarity between many species. Among …

Abstract Background and Aims The largest genus of Salicaceae sensu lato, Salix, has been
shown to consist of two main clades: clade Salix, in which species have XY sex …

Premise Herbaria harbor a tremendous number of plant specimens that are rarely used for
molecular systematic studies, largely due to the difficulty in extracting sufficient amounts of …

Neuropogonoid species in the lichen-forming fungal genus Usnea exhibit great
morphological variation that can be misleading for delimitation of species. We specifically …

Analysing multiple genomic regions while incorporating detection and qualification of
discordance among regions has become standard for understanding phylogenetic …

Species are the basic units of biodiversity and evolution. Nowadays, they are widely
considered as ancestor‐descendant lineages. Their definition remains a persistent …

Despite the economic, ecological, and scientific importance of the genera Salix L.(willows)
and Populus L.(poplars, cottonwoods, and aspens) Salicaceae, we know little about the …