Plant and fungus systematics and taxonomy constitute foundational disciplines that underpin our understanding of biodiversity. Historically grounded in morphological and anatomical studies, these ...

"This book is dedicated to the memory of G. Ledyard Stebbins (1906-2000), who made significant contributions to understanding systematic and evolutionary botany, and who had a major influence on all ...

Papers stem from the conference on Advances in Plant Molecuar Systematics held at the University of Glasgow (UK) in August 1997. Contents Using organelle markers to elucidate the history, ecology and ...

Humans make stuff up—including the names and classifications of living things. But those categories are still useful. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore how taxonomy and systematics ...

With their own botanical collection material and their research knowledge on the evolution of cruciferous plants (plants of the cabbage family), bioscientists at Heidelberg University have contributed ...

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