American Journal of Botany

Papers
(The median citation count of American Journal of Botany is 2. 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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The reconstructed evolutionary history of the Engelhardia spicata complex highlights the impact of a three‐tiered landform in the Indo‐Burma ecoregion105
Heterotic growth of hybrids of Arabidopsis thaliana is enhanced by elevated atmospheric CO255
Differences in individual flowering time change pollen limitation and seed set in three montane wildflowers53
Symbiotic fungi alter plant resource allocation independent of water availability40
Reconstructing the introduction history of the invasive grass Taeniatherum caputmedusae subsp. asperum in the western United States: Low within‐population genetic diversity does 35
Dispersal across Wallace's Line: A case study in Endiandra34
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live‐leaf flammability in plant species of fire‐prone forests31
Jack pine of all trades: Deciphering intraspecific variability of a key adaptive trait at the rear edge of a widespread fire‐embracing North American conifer31
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Direct tracking of pollen with quantum dots reveals surprising uniformity in dispersal distance across 11 populations of an annual plant31
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Corrigendum to “The tiny drivers behind plant ecology and evolution”25
Floral scent of artificial hybrids between two Schiedea species that share a moth pollinator25
Hyperaccumulation of nickel but not selenium drives floral microbiome differentiation: A study with six species of Brassicaceae25
Modifications in fire frequency impact belowground plant components in old‐growth grasslands, posing risks to their resilience25
Young evolutionary origins of dioecy in the genus Asparagus25
Botany and geogenomics: Constraining geological hypotheses in the neotropics with large‐scale genetic data derived from plants24
Night and day: Contributions of diurnal and nocturnal visitors to pollen dispersal, paternity diversity, and fruit set in an early‐blooming shrub, Daphne jezoensis23
Molecular phylogeny and evolution of inflorescence types in Eperua22
The first Gondwanan Euphorbiaceae fossils reset the biogeographic history of the Macaranga‐Mallotus clade21
Sources of variation in plant chemical diversity: Lessons from Malagasy Ficus21
Anatomy of a mega‐radiation: Biogeography and niche evolution in Astragalus20
Clonal reproduction as a driver of liana proliferation following large‐scale disturbances in temperate forests19
Relationships among sporophytic and gametophytic traits of 27 subtropical montane moss species19
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Ectomycorrhizal fungal composition shows structured spatial variation around Sarcodes sanguinea and Corallorhiza striata18
Pollinators exert selection on floral traits in a pollen‐limited, narrowly endemic spring ephemeral18
Growth and tissue nutrient responses of adults of Sarracenia alata to prey exclusion, nutrient addition, and neighbor reduction18
Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation, and adaptation18
Investigating historical drivers of latitudinal gradients in polyploid plant biogeography: A multiclade perspective18
The pollen virome: A review of pollen‐associated viruses and consequences for plants and their interactions with pollinators17
When numbers matter: Rethinking the role of gene duplication on short evolutionary timescales17
How does a self‐incompatible individual transition to self‐compatibility during its lifetime?17
Nitrogen‐fixing bacteria boost floral attractiveness in a tropical legume species during nutrient limitation16
The unexplored effects of artificial selection on urban tree populations16
Analyzing trait‐climate relationships within and among taxa using machine learning and herbarium specimens16
Revisiting the molecular circumscription of Sladeniaceae sensu lato (Ericales): Insights from phylogenetic discordance16
Measuring leaf and root functional traits uncovers multidimensionality of plant responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi16
Sequoia and Sequoiadendron : Two paleoendemic megatrees with markedly different adaptive responses to recent high‐severity fir16
One‐step, two‐step: Whole‐genome‐duplication pathways in Artemisia tridentata and potential consequences for genome evolution16
Functional traits mediate individualistic species‐environment distributions at broad spatial scales while fine‐scale species associations remain unpredictable16
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Rapid detection of RNase‐based self‐incompatibility in Lysimachia monelli (Primulaceae)15
Foliar spectra accurately distinguish most temperate tree species and show strong phylogenetic signal15
Evidence of introgression amid phylogenetic conflict in Brachyotum , a plant radiation from the Tropical Andes15
Highlighted articles for December 202214
Silky dogwood (Swida amomum) seed dispersal by freshwater turtles14
Genetic relatedness can alter the strength of plant–soil interactions14
The evolution of Ericaceae flowers and their pollination syndromes at a global scale14
Fine‐scale genetic structure in the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea is not associated with local density of flowering plants14
Understanding novel fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches: An introduction14
Floral specialization for beetle pollination and its implications for pollen dispersal in an African orchid13
The phylogeny of the Triticeae: Resolution and phylogenetic conflict based on genomewide nuclear loci13
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Idahoa and Subularia: Hidden polyploid origins of two enigmatic genera of crucifers13
Leaf traits linked to structure and palatability drive plant–insect interactions within three forested ecosystems13
Genetic diversity and evolutionary services for Nature‐based Solutions13
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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
Hawkmoth and bee pollinators impact pollen dispersal at the landscape but not local scales in two species of Oenothera13
Post‐fire germination and plant invasion in Mediterranean Chile13
Eco‐phylogenetic study of Trebouxia in southern Africa reveals interbiome connectivity and potential endemism in a green algal lichen photobiont13
Flower position within plants influences reproductive success both directly and via phenology13
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
Environmental versus phylogenetic control of leaf anatomical traits in Fabaceae, across a continental scale12
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Phenotypic trait variation in the North American Tragopogon allopolyploid complex12
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Opportunities to improve our understanding of the impact of photosynthetic acclimation on terrestrial ecosystem processes under global change12
Genotype accounts for intraspecific variation in the timing and duration of multiple, sequential life‐cycle events in a willow species11
Inoculation with native, late‐successional arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the growth and establishment of desirable forbs in low‐quality prairie restoration11
Observing weak adaptation of duckweeds to their local microbiome depends on local pondwater11
Shaped by context: Evolutionary trajectories of desiccation tolerance in land plants11
Antheridiogen controls spatial dynamics of sex expression in naturally occurring gametophytes of the tree fern Cyathea multiflora11
Characterizing the causes and consequences of calcium oxalate crystal presence in Vitis riparia11
Paradigm shifts in flower color: An introduction11
Rangewide responses of Mimulus cardinalis to an extreme heat event11
Are plant traits drivers of endophytic communities in seasonally flooded tropical forests?11
Heat waves decrease fitness and alter maternal provisioning in natural populations of Mimulus guttatus11
Evolvability and constraint in the evolution of three‐dimensional flower morphology11
Lineage diversification and rampant hybridization among subspecies explain taxonomic confusion in the endemic Hawaiian fern Polypodium pellucidum11
Disruptive selection via pollinators and seed predators on the height of flowers on a wind‐dispersed alpine herb11
Why six and seven are implausible ancestral angiosperm chromosome numbers11
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Does the abiotic environment influence the distribution of flower and fruit colors?11
Older populations of the invader Solidago canadensis exhibit stronger positive plant‐soil feedbacks and competitive ability in China11
The selective advantage of mast flowering in Veratrum album subsp. oxysepalum: Implications of the predator satiation hypothesis10
Spatiotemporal variation in population dynamics of a narrow endemic, Ranunculus austro‐oreganus10
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Seeds of annual and perennial populations of Mimulus guttatus exhibit differential responses to cold stratification10
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Pushing the boundaries of organ identity: Homology of the grass lemma10
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The spatial distribution of a hummingbird‐pollinated plant is not strongly influenced by hummingbird abundance10
Locations of seed abortion in response to defoliation differ with pollen source in a native perennial legume herb10
Herbarium specimens reveal links between leaf shape of Capsella bursa‐pastoris and climate10
A first complete phylogenomic hypothesis for diploid blueberries (Vaccinium section Cyanococcus)10
Refugial isolation and ecological niche differentiation promote genetic divergence of Oresitrophe and Mukdenia in Northeast Asia10
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Leaf functional traits and ecological niche of Fagus grandifolia and Oreomunnea mexicana in natural forests and plantings as a proxy of climate change10
Carbon stress causes earlier budbreak in shade‐tolerant species and delays it in shade‐intolerant species10
The consequences of winter climate change for plant performance9
Beyond pollen:ovule ratios: Evolutionary consequences of pollinator dependence and pollination efficiency for pollen and ovule production in angiosperms9
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The soil microbiome affects patterns of local adaptation in an alpine plant under moisture stress9
Trait plasticity and adaptive strategies of vascular epiphytes to a large‐scale experimental reduction of fog immersion in a tropical montane cloud forest9
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Intraspecific plant–soil feedback in four tropical tree species is inconsistent in a field experiment9
A phylogenomic analysis of Lonicera and its bearing on the evolution of organ fusion9
Embracing uncertainty: The way forward in plant fossil phylogenetics9
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High‐intensity light promotes adaptive divergence of photosynthetic traits between sun‐exposed and shaded populations in Saxifraga fortunei9
Soil, competition, and niche shifts shape the floral mosaic of an annual plant diversity hotspot9
Selection against early flowering in geothermally heated soils is associated with pollen but not prey availability in a carnivorous plant9
Pollinators differ in their contribution to the male fitness of a self‐incompatible composite9
Moss functional trait ecology: Trends, gaps, and biases in the current literature9
Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing rainforests9
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Importance of habit and environmental characteristics in shaping patterns of richness and range size of ferns and lycophytes in the Atlantic Forest9
Phylogenomics confirm the monophyly of Guzmania (Bromeliaceae: Tillandsioideae) and provide evidence regarding alternative hybridization scenarios involv8
Comparative diversification analyses of Hydrangeaceae and Loasaceae reveal complex evolutionary history as species disperse out of Mesoamerica8
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No phylogenomic support for a Cenozoic origin of the “living fossil” Isoetes8
Genetic consequences of Last Glacial–Holocene changes in snowfall regime in Arnica mallotopus populations: A plant confined to heavy‐snow areas of Japan8
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The changing biodiversity of the Arctic flora in the Anthropocene8
Aging and longevity in decades‐old genebanked seeds from U.S. endangered plant species: Assessments using survival and RNA integrity assays8
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Aboveground‐belowground microbial interactions in plants: A call to recognize the complexity within multispecies microbial communities8
Unravelling plant diversification: Intraspecific genetic differentiation in hybridizing Anacyclus species in the western Mediterranean Basin8
Beyond poikilothermy: Habitat and sex shape thermoregulation and its impact on resilience to heat in the liverwort Marchantia inflexa8
Phylogenomic and morphological data reveal hidden patterns of diversity in the national tree of Brazil, Paubrasilia echinata8
What determines the evolutionary trajectories of wild plant species? Approaches to the study of quantitative fitness‐related traits8
Aging varies greatly within a single genus: A demographic study of Rhododendron spp. in botanic gardens8
Impacts of ramet density and herbivory on floral volatile emissions and seed production in Solidago altissima8
Phylogeny does not predict the outcome of heterospecific pollen–pistil interactions in a species‐rich alpine plant community8
Species‐tree topology impacts the inference of ancient whole‐genome duplications across the angiosperm phylogeny8
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Structural changes in Nelumbo flower petals during opening and closing8
Wind‐driven seed dispersal differentially promotes seed trapping and retention across alpine plants8
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Testing hypotheses of hybrid taxon formation in the shrubby beardtongues (Penstemon subgenus Dasanthera)8
Living collections: Biodiversity cultivated at public gardens has the power to connect ecological questions and evolutionary context7
Comparing six nonlinear equations describing the 2‐D profiles of apical meristems7
Epiphytic bryophyte and lichen transplant niches along an elevational gradient in Pacific Northwest coniferous forests7
Fires in rainforests: Quantifying litter bed flammability of cool temperate rainforests in eastern Australia7
Temporal analysis of reproduction distributed in space illuminates the climate‐change resiliency of toyon ( Heteromeles arbutifolia )7
Biological invasions by non‐native plant species increase net primary productivity: Unexpected implications for ecological theory7
As prey and pollinators, insects increase reproduction and allow for outcrossing in the carnivorous plant Dionaea muscipula7
Climate and seed mass drive intraspecific variation in seed longevity in storage7
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Divergent respiration–trait relationships reveal a unique economic strategy in ferns7
Limited reproductive interference despite high rates of heterospecific pollen transfer among co‐occurring bat‐pollinated Burmeistera7
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Drought mediates Sphagnum defense response to herbivory7
Adaptive function of duodichogamy: Why do chestnut trees have two pollen emission phases?7
Fossil evidence for sporeling development of a Mesozoic osmundaceous fern7
Phylogenetics and population structure of the western North American endemic Pacific Laurasian clade of Isoëtes7
Reproductive stages in lowbush blueberry ( Vaccinium angustifolium ) occur earlier with increasing temperature7
Early Eocene infructescences from Argentine Patagonia expand the biogeography of Malvoideae7
Simulated pollinator decline has similar effects on seed production of female and hermaphrodite Lobelia siphilitica, but different effects on selection on floral traits7
Phylogenomics and plastome evolution of a Brazilian mycoheterotrophic orchid, Pogoniopsis schenckii7
Exploring the lichenization continuum through the marine tripartite symbiosis of Collemopsidium pelvetiae7
Characterizing each step of pollination in Phlox drummondii reveals that a single butterfly species predominates in the pollinator assemblage7
Genetic variation in reproductive timing in a long‐lived herbaceous perennial7
The link between ancient whole‐genome duplications and cold adaptations in the Caryophyllaceae7
Correction to “Fruit and seed structure in the ANA‐grade angiosperms: Ancestral traits and specializations”7
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Natural and anthropogenic factors influence flowering synchrony and reproduction of a dominant plant in an inter‐Andean scrub7
Tree height and not climate influences intraspecific variations in wood parenchyma fractions of angiosperm species in a mountain forest of eastern China7
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Herbaria as critical resources for studying plant‐virus biodiversity and epidemiology7
Do flowers with specialized morphologies produce more nectar and pollen?7
Vessel dimorphism and wood traits in lianas and trees among three contrasting environments7
Unraveling subcellular functional traits: Adaptive insights into chloroplast ultrastructure in nonmodel species7
Evaluating niche changes during invasion with seasonal models in Capsella bursa‐pastoris7
Phenological shifts keep pace with climate change but are slowing down in a semi‐arid grassland community7
A metabolic perspective on polyploid invasion and the emergence of life histories: Insights from a mechanistic model7
Apocynaceae wood evolution matches key morphological innovations7
Adaptive plant traits under anthropogenic burning regimes: A database for UK heath and mire plant species7
Can biocrust moss hide from climate change? Fine‐scale habitat sheltering improves summer stress resistance in Syntrichia caninervis7
Evaluation of tropical–temperate transitions: An example of climatic characterization in the Asian Palmate group of Araliaceae7
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Gelatinous fibers develop asymmetrically to support bends and coils in common bean vines (Phaseolus vulgaris)6
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
Flowers that self‐shade reduce heat stress and pollen limitation6
Paleogene Ficus leaves from India and their implications for fig evolution and diversification6
Neopolyploidy‐induced changes in giant duckweed ( Spirodela polyrhiza ) alter herbivore preference and performance and plant population performance6
Herbivory exacerbates pollen limitation by isolating unconsumed plants from prospective mates6
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Heat drastically alters floral color and pigment composition without affecting flower conspicuousness6
What explains the high island endemicity of Philippine Rafflesia? A species distribution modeling analysis of three threatened parasitic plant species and their hosts6
Biosilicification in monocots: Comparative analysis highlights contrasting patterns of deposition6
Ocean exposure and latitude drive multiple clines within the coastal perennial ecotype of the yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus6
Color polymorphism in Anemone coronaria : Correlations with soil, climate, and flowering phenology6
Climate niches structure a regional hybrid zone in Sphagnum (peatmoss, Bryophyta)6
Flowers occupy color‐space extremes: an anthocyanin‐derived theoretical floral color‐space approach6
The polyploid continuum and the landscape of polyploid genomic variation6
Climate‐change‐driven shifts in C 3 and C 4 grass distributions and leaf traits could lead to chan6
Lichen ecophysiology in a changing climate6
Testing the importance of ectomycorrhizas and nutrients for the growth of dipterocarp seedlings in Borneo6
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Evolutionary patterns of variations in chromosome counts and genome sizes show positive correlations with taxonomic diversity in tropical gingers6
Strong conservatism of floral morphology during the rapid diversification of the genus Helianthemum6
Neopolyploidy has variable effects on the diversity and composition of the wild strawberry microbiome6
Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas6
Stacked scattering: The key to bright flowers lies in the mesophyll6
Where did they come from, where did they go? Niche conservatism in woody and herbaceous plants and implications for plant‐based paleoclimatic reconstructions6
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
A Hyb‐Seq phylogeny of Boechera and related genera using a combination of Angiosperms353 and Brassicaceae‐specific bait sets6
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Corrigendum to “Inter‐archipelago dispersal, anagenetic evolution, and the origin of a rare, enigmatic plant genus on a remote oceanic archipelago”5
Insect visitation patterns in diploid Centaurea aspera and its related allotetraploid and triploid hybrids: Similar rates but distinct assemblages5
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Effect of temporal changes in stamen position on reproductive success in flowers with many stamens: Manipulations of stamen position5
Is Santaniella a ranunculid? Reassessment of this enigmatic fossil angiosperm from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian, Crato Konservat‐Lagerstätte, Brazil) provides a new interpretation5
Phylogenomics, historical biogeography, and diversification of leaf traits in the Malagasy‐endemic genus Uncarina (Pedaliaceae)5
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Germination of grass species from dry and wet grasslands in response to osmotic stress under present and future temperatures5
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Extreme fire severity interacts with seed traits to moderate post‐fire species assemblages5
Pollen competition in hybridizing Cakile species: How does a latecomer win the race?5
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Why are triploid quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) common?5
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A case of budding speciation in the California Floristic Province and infraspecific divergence in Abronia villosa5
Rare species do not disproportionately contribute to phylogenetic diversity in a subalpine plant community5
Effects of anther‐stigma position on cross‐pollination efficiency in a hermaphroditic plant5
High‐resolution time‐course observations of pollination drop withdrawal in Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata)5
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Linkages among stem xylem transport, biomechanics, and storage in lianas and trees across three contrasting environments5
Trade‐off between dispersal traits in a heterocarpic plant across its invasion route5
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
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Plant–microbe interactions in tropical and subtropical ecosystems5
Corallorhiza striata is the first example of a pseudocopulatory orchid in North America and an instance of “double deception” in fully mycoheterotrophic plants5
Individual bee foragers are less‐efficient transporters of pollen for plants from which they collect the most pollen in their scopae5
No end in sight: Mysteries of the telomeric variation in plants5
Linking the macroclimatic niche of native lithophytic ferns and their prevalence in urban environments5
Compartmentalization of specialized metabolites across vegetative and reproductive tissues in two sympatric Psychotria species5
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