American Journal of Botany

Papers
(The median citation count of American Journal of Botany is 3. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Relationships among sporophytic and gametophytic traits of 27 subtropical montane moss species90
The reconstructed evolutionary history of the Engelhardia spicata complex highlights the impact of a three‐tiered landform in the Indo‐Burma ecoregion51
The first Gondwanan Euphorbiaceae fossils reset the biogeographic history of the Macaranga‐Mallotus clade48
Heterotic growth of hybrids of Arabidopsis thaliana is enhanced by elevated atmospheric CO237
Hyperaccumulation of nickel but not selenium drives floral microbiome differentiation: A study with six species of Brassicaceae30
Differences in individual flowering time change pollen limitation and seed set in three montane wildflowers30
Symbiotic fungi alter plant resource allocation independent of water availability30
Reconstructing the introduction history of the invasive grass Taeniatherum caputmedusae subsp. asperum in the western United States: Low within‐population genetic diversity does 28
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Dispersal across Wallace's Line: A case study in Endiandra27
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live‐leaf flammability in plant species of fire‐prone forests26
Molecular phylogeny and evolution of inflorescence types in Eperua25
Jack pine of all trades: Deciphering intraspecific variability of a key adaptive trait at the rear edge of a widespread fire‐embracing North American conifer24
Direct tracking of pollen with quantum dots reveals surprising uniformity in dispersal distance across 11 populations of an annual plant24
Modifications in fire frequency impact belowground plant components in old‐growth grasslands, posing risks to their resilience23
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Floral scent of artificial hybrids between two Schiedea species that share a moth pollinator23
Corrigendum to “The tiny drivers behind plant ecology and evolution”23
Young evolutionary origins of dioecy in the genus Asparagus22
Night and day: Contributions of diurnal and nocturnal visitors to pollen dispersal, paternity diversity, and fruit set in an early‐blooming shrub, Daphne jezoensis22
Anatomy of a mega‐radiation: Biogeography and niche evolution in Astragalus22
Botany and geogenomics: Constraining geological hypotheses in the neotropics with large‐scale genetic data derived from plants20
Clonal reproduction as a driver of liana proliferation following large‐scale disturbances in temperate forests20
Sources of variation in plant chemical diversity: Lessons from Malagasy Ficus20
Scaling relationships of leaf vein and areole traits versus leaf size for nine Magnoliaceae species differing in venation density20
Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation, and adaptation19
The pollen virome: A review of pollen‐associated viruses and consequences for plants and their interactions with pollinators19
Revisiting the molecular circumscription of Sladeniaceae sensu lato (Ericales): Insights from phylogenetic discordance18
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Sequoia and Sequoiadendron : Two paleoendemic megatrees with markedly different adaptive responses to recent high‐severity fir18
Growth and tissue nutrient responses of adults of Sarracenia alata to prey exclusion, nutrient addition, and neighbor reduction18
Investigating historical drivers of latitudinal gradients in polyploid plant biogeography: A multiclade perspective18
Ectomycorrhizal fungal composition shows structured spatial variation around Sarcodes sanguinea and Corallorhiza striata17
Analyzing trait‐climate relationships within and among taxa using machine learning and herbarium specimens17
The unexplored effects of artificial selection on urban tree populations17
Pollinators exert selection on floral traits in a pollen‐limited, narrowly endemic spring ephemeral16
When numbers matter: Rethinking the role of gene duplication on short evolutionary timescales16
How does a self‐incompatible individual transition to self‐compatibility during its lifetime?16
Nitrogen‐fixing bacteria boost floral attractiveness in a tropical legume species during nutrient limitation16
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Silky dogwood (Swida amomum) seed dispersal by freshwater turtles15
Genetic relatedness can alter the strength of plant–soil interactions15
Fine‐scale genetic structure in the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea is not associated with local density of flowering plants15
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Functional traits mediate individualistic species‐environment distributions at broad spatial scales while fine‐scale species associations remain unpredictable15
Leaf traits linked to structure and palatability drive plant–insect interactions within three forested ecosystems14
Floral specialization for beetle pollination and its implications for pollen dispersal in an African orchid14
Rapid detection of RNase‐based self‐incompatibility in Lysimachia monelli (Primulaceae)14
Foliar spectra accurately distinguish most temperate tree species and show strong phylogenetic signal14
Hawkmoth and bee pollinators impact pollen dispersal at the landscape but not local scales in two species of Oenothera14
Understanding novel fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches: An introduction14
Flower position within plants influences reproductive success both directly and via phenology14
Eco‐phylogenetic study of Trebouxia in southern Africa reveals interbiome connectivity and potential endemism in a green algal lichen photobiont14
Environmental versus phylogenetic control of leaf anatomical traits in Fabaceae, across a continental scale13
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Measuring leaf and root functional traits uncovers multidimensionality of plant responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi13
The phylogeny of the Triticeae: Resolution and phylogenetic conflict based on genomewide nuclear loci13
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The immediate metabolomic effects of whole‐genome duplication in the greater duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza13
Towards a species‐level phylogeny for Neotropical Myrtaceae: Notes on topology and resources for future studies13
Post‐fire germination and plant invasion in Mediterranean Chile13
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The evolution of Ericaceae flowers and their pollination syndromes at a global scale13
Idahoa and Subularia: Hidden polyploid origins of two enigmatic genera of crucifers13
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Are plant traits drivers of endophytic communities in seasonally flooded tropical forests?12
Antheridiogen controls spatial dynamics of sex expression in naturally occurring gametophytes of the tree fern Cyathea multiflora12
Corrigendum to “Oomycete communities in lowland tropical forest soils vary in species abundance and comprise saprophytes and pathogens of seeds and seedlings of multiple plant species”12
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Opportunities to improve our understanding of the impact of photosynthetic acclimation on terrestrial ecosystem processes under global change12
Phenotypic trait variation in the North American Tragopogon allopolyploid complex12
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Rapid‐cycling Brassica rapa evolves even earlier flowering under experimental drought12
Inoculation with native, late‐successional arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the growth and establishment of desirable forbs in low‐quality prairie restoration11
Disruptive selection via pollinators and seed predators on the height of flowers on a wind‐dispersed alpine herb11
Rangewide responses of Mimulus cardinalis to an extreme heat event11
Genotype accounts for intraspecific variation in the timing and duration of multiple, sequential life‐cycle events in a willow species11
Paradigm shifts in flower color: An introduction11
Lineage diversification and rampant hybridization among subspecies explain taxonomic confusion in the endemic Hawaiian fern Polypodium pellucidum11
Why six and seven are implausible ancestral angiosperm chromosome numbers11
Genetic diversity, gene flow, and differentiation among wild, semiwild, and landrace chile pepper (Capsicum annuum) populations in Oaxaca, Mexico11
Does the abiotic environment influence the distribution of flower and fruit colors?11
Evolvability and constraint in the evolution of three‐dimensional flower morphology11
Spatiotemporal variation in population dynamics of a narrow endemic, Ranunculus austro‐oreganus10
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Heat waves decrease fitness and alter maternal provisioning in natural populations of Mimulus guttatus10
Leaf functional traits and ecological niche of Fagus grandifolia and Oreomunnea mexicana in natural forests and plantings as a proxy of climate change10
Beyond pollen:ovule ratios: Evolutionary consequences of pollinator dependence and pollination efficiency for pollen and ovule production in angiosperms10
The selective advantage of mast flowering in Veratrum album subsp. oxysepalum: Implications of the predator satiation hypothesis10
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The spatial distribution of a hummingbird‐pollinated plant is not strongly influenced by hummingbird abundance10
Refugial isolation and ecological niche differentiation promote genetic divergence of Oresitrophe and Mukdenia in Northeast Asia10
Characterizing the causes and consequences of calcium oxalate crystal presence in Vitis riparia10
Observing weak adaptation of duckweeds to their local microbiome depends on local pondwater10
Evolution and development of inflorescences and floral symmetry in Solanaceae10
Selection against early flowering in geothermally heated soils is associated with pollen but not prey availability in a carnivorous plant10
A first complete phylogenomic hypothesis for diploid blueberries (Vaccinium section Cyanococcus)10
Older populations of the invader Solidago canadensis exhibit stronger positive plant‐soil feedbacks and competitive ability in China10
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Shaped by context: Evolutionary trajectories of desiccation tolerance in land plants10
Embracing uncertainty: The way forward in plant fossil phylogenetics9
Intraspecific plant–soil feedback in four tropical tree species is inconsistent in a field experiment9
Pollinators differ in their contribution to the male fitness of a self‐incompatible composite9
Locations of seed abortion in response to defoliation differ with pollen source in a native perennial legume herb9
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Carbon stress causes earlier budbreak in shade‐tolerant species and delays it in shade‐intolerant species9
Herbarium specimens reveal links between leaf shape of Capsella bursa‐pastoris and climate9
Moss functional trait ecology: Trends, gaps, and biases in the current literature9
Structural changes in Nelumbo flower petals during opening and closing9
Genetic consequences of Last Glacial–Holocene changes in snowfall regime in Arnica mallotopus populations: A plant confined to heavy‐snow areas of Japan9
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The consequences of winter climate change for plant performance9
Pushing the boundaries of organ identity: Homology of the grass lemma9
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A phylogenomic analysis of Lonicera and its bearing on the evolution of organ fusion9
High‐intensity light promotes adaptive divergence of photosynthetic traits between sun‐exposed and shaded populations in Saxifraga fortunei8
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Species‐tree topology impacts the inference of ancient whole‐genome duplications across the angiosperm phylogeny8
Trait plasticity and adaptive strategies of vascular epiphytes to a large‐scale experimental reduction of fog immersion in a tropical montane cloud forest8
No phylogenomic support for a Cenozoic origin of the “living fossil” Isoetes8
Diversification in the Rosales is influenced by dispersal, geographic range size, and pre‐existing species richness8
Phylogenomic and morphological data reveal hidden patterns of diversity in the national tree of Brazil, Paubrasilia echinata8
The link between ancient whole‐genome duplications and cold adaptations in the Caryophyllaceae8
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Unraveling subcellular functional traits: Adaptive insights into chloroplast ultrastructure in nonmodel species8
The soil microbiome affects patterns of local adaptation in an alpine plant under moisture stress8
Testing hypotheses of hybrid taxon formation in the shrubby beardtongues (Penstemon subgenus Dasanthera)8
Unravelling plant diversification: Intraspecific genetic differentiation in hybridizing Anacyclus species in the western Mediterranean Basin8
Comparative diversification analyses of Hydrangeaceae and Loasaceae reveal complex evolutionary history as species disperse out of Mesoamerica8
Phylogeny does not predict the outcome of heterospecific pollen–pistil interactions in a species‐rich alpine plant community8
Impacts of ramet density and herbivory on floral volatile emissions and seed production in Solidago altissima8
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What determines the evolutionary trajectories of wild plant species? Approaches to the study of quantitative fitness‐related traits8
Characterizing each step of pollination in Phlox drummondii reveals that a single butterfly species predominates in the pollinator assemblage8
Simulated pollinator decline has similar effects on seed production of female and hermaphrodite Lobelia siphilitica, but different effects on selection on floral traits8
Aging varies greatly within a single genus: A demographic study of Rhododendron spp. in botanic gardens8
Do flowers with specialized morphologies produce more nectar and pollen?8
Wind‐driven seed dispersal differentially promotes seed trapping and retention across alpine plants8
Importance of habit and environmental characteristics in shaping patterns of richness and range size of ferns and lycophytes in the Atlantic Forest8
Soil, competition, and niche shifts shape the floral mosaic of an annual plant diversity hotspot8
Aboveground‐belowground microbial interactions in plants: A call to recognize the complexity within multispecies microbial communities8
Aging and longevity in decades‐old genebanked seeds from U.S. endangered plant species: Assessments using survival and RNA integrity assays8
Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing rainforests8
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Fires in rainforests: Quantifying litter bed flammability of cool temperate rainforests in eastern Australia8
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Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas7
Evaluation of tropical–temperate transitions: An example of climatic characterization in the Asian Palmate group of Araliaceae7
Tree height and not climate influences intraspecific variations in wood parenchyma fractions of angiosperm species in a mountain forest of eastern China7
Fossil evidence for sporeling development of a Mesozoic osmundaceous fern7
Vessel dimorphism and wood traits in lianas and trees among three contrasting environments7
Gelatinous fibers develop asymmetrically to support bends and coils in common bean vines (Phaseolus vulgaris)7
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Can biocrust moss hide from climate change? Fine‐scale habitat sheltering improves summer stress resistance in Syntrichia caninervis7
Apocynaceae wood evolution matches key morphological innovations7
Stacked scattering: The key to bright flowers lies in the mesophyll7
Natural and anthropogenic factors influence flowering synchrony and reproduction of a dominant plant in an inter‐Andean scrub7
Adaptive function of duodichogamy: Why do chestnut trees have two pollen emission phases?7
Evaluating niche changes during invasion with seasonal models in Capsella bursa‐pastoris7
The changing biodiversity of the Arctic flora in the Anthropocene7
Temporal analysis of reproduction distributed in space illuminates the climate‐change resiliency of toyon ( Heteromeles arbutifolia )7
Phylogenetics and population structure of the western North American endemic Pacific Laurasian clade of Isoëtes7
Adaptive plant traits under anthropogenic burning regimes: A database for UK heath and mire plant species7
As prey and pollinators, insects increase reproduction and allow for outcrossing in the carnivorous plant Dionaea muscipula7
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Living collections: Biodiversity cultivated at public gardens has the power to connect ecological questions and evolutionary context7
Flowers that self‐shade reduce heat stress and pollen limitation7
Drought mediates Sphagnum defense response to herbivory7
Phylogenomics and plastome evolution of a Brazilian mycoheterotrophic orchid, Pogoniopsis schenckii7
Divergent respiration–trait relationships reveal a unique economic strategy in ferns7
Genetic variation in reproductive timing in a long‐lived herbaceous perennial7
A metabolic perspective on polyploid invasion and the emergence of life histories: Insights from a mechanistic model7
Ocean exposure and latitude drive multiple clines within the coastal perennial ecotype of the yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus7
Early Eocene infructescences from Argentine Patagonia expand the biogeography of Malvoideae7
Epiphytic bryophyte and lichen transplant niches along an elevational gradient in Pacific Northwest coniferous forests7
Comparing six nonlinear equations describing the 2‐D profiles of apical meristems7
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Limited reproductive interference despite high rates of heterospecific pollen transfer among co‐occurring bat‐pollinated Burmeistera6
Herbaria as critical resources for studying plant‐virus biodiversity and epidemiology6
Where did they come from, where did they go? Niche conservatism in woody and herbaceous plants and implications for plant‐based paleoclimatic reconstructions6
A Hyb‐Seq phylogeny of Boechera and related genera using a combination of Angiosperms353 and Brassicaceae‐specific bait sets6
Lichen ecophysiology in a changing climate6
Neopolyploidy‐induced changes in giant duckweed ( Spirodela polyrhiza ) alter herbivore preference and performance and plant population performance6
Evolutionary patterns of variations in chromosome counts and genome sizes show positive correlations with taxonomic diversity in tropical gingers6
Heat drastically alters floral color and pigment composition without affecting flower conspicuousness6
The polyploid continuum and the landscape of polyploid genomic variation6
Color polymorphism in Anemone coronaria : Correlations with soil, climate, and flowering phenology6
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Correction to “Fruit and seed structure in the ANA‐grade angiosperms: Ancestral traits and specializations”6
Flowers occupy color‐space extremes: an anthocyanin‐derived theoretical floral color‐space approach6
Ontogenetic changes in ecophysiology are an understudied yet important component of plant adaptation6
Conflicting constraints on male mating success shape reward size in pollen‐rewarding plants6
The origin and diversification of Amaryllidaceae: A phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis6
Biosilicification in monocots: Comparative analysis highlights contrasting patterns of deposition6
Once more unto the breach, dear friends: Resolving the origins and relationships of the Pellaea wrightiana hybrid complex6
Strong conservatism of floral morphology during the rapid diversification of the genus Helianthemum6
The vessel wall thickness–vessel diameter relationship across woody angiosperms6
Neopolyploidy has variable effects on the diversity and composition of the wild strawberry microbiome6
Climate niches structure a regional hybrid zone in Sphagnum (peatmoss, Bryophyta)6
Paleogene Ficus leaves from India and their implications for fig evolution and diversification6
Herbivory exacerbates pollen limitation by isolating unconsumed plants from prospective mates6
Identification of key regulatory genes involved in the sporophyte and gametophyte development in Ginkgo biloba ovules revealed by in situ expression analyses6
Testing the importance of ectomycorrhizas and nutrients for the growth of dipterocarp seedlings in Borneo6
What explains the high island endemicity of Philippine Rafflesia? A species distribution modeling analysis of three threatened parasitic plant species and their hosts6
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Halophytes and heavy metals: A multi‐omics approach to understand the role of gene and genome duplication in the abiotic stress tolerance of Cakile maritima6
Resurrected seeds from herbarium specimens reveal rapid evolution of drought resistance in a selfing annual5
Rare species do not disproportionately contribute to phylogenetic diversity in a subalpine plant community5
Construction of the lichenized aerial mycelium in Botryolepraria (Verrucariales; Eurotiomycetes; Ascomycota): A somatic structure unique among fungi5
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Linking the macroclimatic niche of native lithophytic ferns and their prevalence in urban environments5
Why are triploid quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) common?5
High‐resolution time‐course observations of pollination drop withdrawal in Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata)5
An early snapshot of plant–herbivore interactions: Psilophyton diakanthon sp. nov. from the Early Devonian of Gaspé (Quebec, Canada)5
Multiple genotypes of Phelipanche ramosa indicate repeated introduction to the Americas5
Compartmentalization of specialized metabolites across vegetative and reproductive tissues in two sympatric Psychotria species5
Is Santaniella a ranunculid? Reassessment of this enigmatic fossil angiosperm from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian, Crato Konservat‐Lagerstätte, Brazil) provides a new interpretation5
Corrigendum to “Inter‐archipelago dispersal, anagenetic evolution, and the origin of a rare, enigmatic plant genus on a remote oceanic archipelago”5
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Phylogenomics, historical biogeography, and diversification of leaf traits in the Malagasy‐endemic genus Uncarina (Pedaliaceae)5
Corallorhiza striata is the first example of a pseudocopulatory orchid in North America and an instance of “double deception” in fully mycoheterotrophic plants5
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Variations in water economy traits in two Sphagnum species across their distribution boundaries5
Germination of grass species from dry and wet grasslands in response to osmotic stress under present and future temperatures5
Plant–microbe interactions in tropical and subtropical ecosystems5
No end in sight: Mysteries of the telomeric variation in plants5
Will molecular phylogenetics help decrease nomenclatural instability?5
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Multiplexed shotgun genotyping (MSG) data resolve phylogenetic relationships within and among archipelagos in Macaronesian Tolpis5
Pollen competition in hybridizing Cakile species: How does a latecomer win the race?5
Individual bee foragers are less‐efficient transporters of pollen for plants from which they collect the most pollen in their scopae5
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Nuclear and chloroplast DNA phylogeography reveals high genetic diversity and postglacial range expansion in Quercus mexicana5
Effect of temporal changes in stamen position on reproductive success in flowers with many stamens: Manipulations of stamen position5
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Holding on or falling off: The attachment mechanism of epiphytic Anthurium obtusum changes with substrate roughness5
Effects of anther‐stigma position on cross‐pollination efficiency in a hermaphroditic plant5
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The phylogeny of Syntrichia: An ecologically diverse clade of mosses with an origin in South America5
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Arabidopsis response to copper is mediated by density and root exudates: Evidence that plant density and toxic soils can shape plant communities5
Trade‐off between dispersal traits in a heterocarpic plant across its invasion route5
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