Abstract Background and Aims High mountain ranges of the Mediterranean Basin harbour a
large number of narrowly endemic plants. In this study an investigation is made of the levels …

Background and Aims Thymus loscosii (Lamiaceae) is a tetraploid perennial species
endemic to the Ebro river basin (north‐eastern Spain), which is included in the National …

Natural hybridization can be a serious threat to rare and endangered species because of the
risk of extensive genetic swamping or assimilation. Hybridization, however, can be …

Allozyme electrophoresis was used to evaluate the levels of genetic diversity and population
genetic structure of the critically endangered Clematis acerifolia Maximowicz …

ABSTRACT The Mediterranean Basin is widely recognized as one of the main plant
biodiversity hotspots of the world. In its western part, the Catalan Countries, which represent …

Petrocoptis montsicciana (Caryophyllaceae) is a threatened pre-Pyrenean endemic that
grows exclusively on caves and walls of limestone. We studied its pollination ecology by …

Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata is widespread but edaphically restricted, which suggests that
the dispersal ability and level of genetic exchange among populations might be limited. We …

Background: Glandora oleifolia is one of the most narrowly restricted endemics of the Iberian
Peninsula. It occurs in two locations, separated by 5 km in the south-eastern Pyrenees. The …

Hypochaeris leontodontoides is a rupicolous species endemic to the Atlas Mountains
(Morocco), where it occurs in scattered populations. This study aims to understand the …

Petrocoptis montsicciana and P. pardoi are two Iberian endemic taxa of Caryophyllaceae
family with an unclear taxonomic delimitation, being variously treated as independent …