Improving phylogenetic resolution of the Lamiales using the complete plastome sequences of six Penstemon species.

The North American endemic genus Penstemon (Mitchell) has a recent geologic origin of ca. 3.6 million years ago (MYA) during the Pliocene/Pleistocene transition and has undergone a rapid adaptive evolutionary radiation with ca. 285 species of perennial forbs and sub-shrubs. Penstemon is divided into...

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Main Authors: Jason M Stettler, Mikel R Stevens, Lindsey M Meservey, W Wesley Crump, Jed D Grow, Sydney J Porter, L Stephen Love, Peter J Maughan, Eric N Jellen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0261143