Land plants underpin a multitude of ecosystem functions, support human livelihoods and
represent a critically important component of terrestrial biodiversity—yet many tens of …

The past decade has seen a major breakthrough in our ability to easily and inexpensively
sequence genome‐scale data from diverse lineages. The development of high‐throughput …

Reconstruction of target genomes from sequence data produced by instruments that are
agnostic as to the species-of-origin may be confounded by contaminant DNA. Whether …

Organellar (plastid and mitochondrial) genomes play an important role in resolving
phylogenetic relationships, and next-generation sequencing technologies have led to a …

GetOrganelle is a state-of-the-art toolkit to accurately assemble organelle genomes from
whole genome sequencing data. It recruits organelle-associated reads using a modified …

The tree of life is the fundamental biological roadmap for navigating the evolution and
properties of life on Earth, and yet remains largely unknown. Even angiosperms (flowering …

Background: Chloroplast genes and genomes are the most important genomic data for plant
phylogeny and DNA barcoding. Since the rapid development of high throughput sequencing …

The world's herbaria collectively house millions of diverse plant specimens, including
endangered or extinct species and type specimens. Unlocking genetic data from the …

Background The world's herbaria contain millions of specimens, collected and named by
thousands of researchers, over hundreds of years. However, this treasure has remained …

An unintended consequence of global change is an increase in opportunities for
hybridization among previously isolated lineages. Here we illustrate how global change can …