American Journal of Botany

Papers
(The TQCC of American Journal of Botany is 6. 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 2020-02-01 to 2024-02-01.)
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Nuclear phylogenomic analyses of asterids conflict with plastome trees and support novel relationships among major lineages72
Hybrid capture of 964 nuclear genes resolves evolutionary relationships in the mimosoid legumes and reveals the polytomous origins of a large pantropical radiation49
A nuclear phylogenomic study of the angiosperm order Myrtales, exploring the potential and limitations of the universal Angiosperms353 probe set47
Nondestructive estimation of leaf area for 15 species of vines with different leaf shapes39
Exploring Angiosperms353: An open, community toolkit for collaborative phylogenomic research on flowering plants34
Joining forces in Ochnaceae phylogenomics: a tale of two targeted sequencing probe kits33
Phylogenomic discordance suggests polytomies along the backbone of the large genus Solanum30
Variation in the seasonal germination niche across an elevational gradient: the role of germination cueing in current and future climates30
Host affinity of endophytic fungi and the potential for reciprocal interactions involving host secondary chemistry29
Settling a family feud: a high‐level phylogenomic framework for the Gentianales based on 353 nuclear genes and partial plastomes29
Unexplored dimensions of variability in vegetative desiccation tolerance29
A meta‐analysis of single visit pollination effectiveness comparing honeybees and other floral visitors26
Evolutionary ecology of Agave: distribution patterns, phylogeny, and coevolution (an homage to Howard S. Gentry)26
The evolutionary conundrum of whole‐genome duplication25
Using target sequence capture to improve the phylogenetic resolution of a rapid radiation in New Zealand Veronica24
Get the shovel: morphological and evolutionary complexities of belowground organs in geophytes21
Phylogenetic analysis of fossil flowers using an angiosperm‐wide data set: proof‐of‐concept and challenges ahead21
From Carlquist’s ecological wood anatomy to Carlquist’s Law: why comparative anatomy is crucial for functional xylem biology21
Plant epigenetics: phenotypic and functional diversity beyond the DNA sequence21
Pleistocene aridification underlies the evolutionary history of the Caribbean endemic, insular, giant Consolea (Opuntioideae)21
Some (do not) like it hot: shrub growth is hampered by heat and drought at the alpine treeline in recent decades21
Comprehending Cornales: phylogenetic reconstruction of the order using the Angiosperms353 probe set20
Small herbaria contribute unique biogeographic records to county, locality, and temporal scales20
Trait integration and functional differentiation among co‐existing plant species20
Stomata: the holey grail of plant evolution20
Parasites on parasites: hyper‐, epi‐, and autoparasitism among flowering plants20
Sexual and natural selection on pollen morphology in Taraxacum20
Quaternary diversification of a columnar cactus in the driest place on earth20
Effect of drought and carbon dioxide on nutrient uptake and levels of nutrient‐uptake proteins in roots of barley19
Is selfing a reproductive assurance promoting polyploid establishment? Reduced fitness, leaky self‐incompatibility and lower inbreeding depression in neotetraploids19
“Diminishing returns” for leaves of five age‐groups of Phyllostachys edulis culms19
Herbarium‐based measurements reliably estimate three functional traits19
A higher‐level nuclear phylogenomic study of the carrot family (Apiaceae)18
Environmental variation impacts trait expression and selection in the legume–rhizobium symbiosis18
Allelopathic effects of native and invasive Brassica nigra do not support the novel‐weapons hypothesis18
An updated infra‐familial classification of Sapindaceae based on targeted enrichment data18
Macrophenology: insights into the broad‐scale patterns, drivers, and consequences of phenology17
Is heterospecific pollen receipt the missing link in understanding pollen limitation of plant reproduction?17
Microbial effects on plant phenology and fitness17
Validating a predictive model of cannabinoid inheritance with feral, clinical, and industrial Cannabis sativa16
A new phylogeny of the cladoxylopsid plexus: contribution of an early cladoxylopsid from the Lower Devonian (Emsian) of Quebec16
Region‐specific phenological sensitivities and rates of climate warming generate divergent temporal shifts in flowering date across a species' range16
Bark water storage capacity influences epiphytic orchid preference for host trees16
Phylogenomics and biogeography of Cunoniaceae (Oxalidales) with complete generic sampling and taxonomic realignments16
Ecological niche differences between two polyploid cytotypes of Saxifraga rosacea16
Gigantic chloroplasts, including bizonoplasts, are common in shade‐adapted species of the ancient vascular plant family Selaginellaceae15
Ontogenetic scaling of phloem sieve tube anatomy and hydraulic resistance with tree height in Quercus rubra15
The anatomy of abscission zones is diverse among grass species15
Not dead yet: Diatom resting spores can survive in nature for several millennia15
A comprehensive phylogenomic study of the monocot order Commelinales, with a new classification of Commelinaceae15
Variation in morphological traits affects dispersal and seedling emergence in dispersive diaspores of Geropogon hybridus14
Strategies of desiccation tolerance vary across life phases in the moss Syntrichia caninervis14
Pollinator visitation rate and effectiveness vary with flowering phenology14
Light availability and rhizobium variation interactively mediate the outcomes of legume–rhizobium symbiosis14
Rhizosphere microbial communities reflect genotypic and trait variation in a salt marsh ecosystem engineer13
A drought‐driven model for the evolution of obligate apomixis in ferns: evidence from pellaeids (Pteridaceae)13
Population structure, diversifying selection, and local adaptation in Pinus patula13
Nectaries in ferns: their taxonomic distribution, structure, function, and sugar composition13
Plant response to fungal root endophytes varies by host genotype in the foundation species Spartina alterniflora13
Functional traits of leaves and photosynthetic stems of species from a sarcocaulescent scrub in the southern Baja California Peninsula13
Inbreeding in Solanum carolinense alters floral attractants and rewards and adversely affects pollinator visitation13
Short‐ and long‐term consequences of genome doubling: a meta‐analysis13
Relationships between population traits, nonstructural carbohydrates, and elevation in alpine stands of Vaccinium myrtillus13
Evolution and biogeography of Memecylon13
EoceneAraucariaSect.Eutactafrom Patagonia and floristic turnover during the initial isolation of South America13
The influences of environmental change and development on leaf shape in Vitis13
New physaloid fruit‐fossil species from early Eocene South America13
Strong stabilizing selection on timing of germination in a Mediterranean population of Arabidopsis thaliana13
Scaling relationships of leaf vein and areole traits versus leaf size for nine Magnoliaceae species differing in venation density13
Minimum size threshold of visiting bees of a buzz‐pollinated plant species: consequences for pollination efficiency12
Genetic diversity, gene flow, and differentiation among wild, semiwild, and landrace chile pepper (Capsicum annuum) populations in Oaxaca, Mexico12
Phylogenetic structure in the Sphagnum recurvum complex (Bryophyta) in relation to taxonomy and geography12
Underground carbohydrate stores and storage organs in fire‐maintained longleaf pine savannas in Florida, USA12
Vein‐to‐blade ratio is an allometric indicator of leaf size and plasticity12
Fossil palm reading: using fruits to reveal the deep roots of palm diversity12
Biodiversity at the global scale: the synthesis continues12
Historical biogeography of Vochysiaceae reveals an unexpected perspective of plant evolution in the Neotropics12
Starch storage capacity of sapwood is related to dehydration avoidance during drought12
Striking developmental convergence in angiosperm endoparasites12
Local adaptation mediates floral responses to water limitation in an annual wildflower12
Population responses to a historic drought across the range of the common monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus)11
Evidence linking life‐form to a major shift in diversification rate inCrassula11
Squandering water in drylands: the water‐use strategy of the phreatophyte Ziziphus lotus in a groundwater‐dependent ecosystem11
Reconstructing Dipsacales phylogeny using Angiosperms353: issues and insights11
Specialized cockroach pollination in the rare and endangered plant Vincetoxicum hainanense in China11
Parallel evolution of arborescent carrots (Daucus) in Macaronesia11
Diminishing returns among lamina fresh and dry mass, surface area, and petiole fresh mass among nine Lauraceae species11
The ecophysiology of a neotropical mistletoe depends on the leaf phenology of its tree hosts11
Phylogenetic signatures of ecological divergence and leapfrog adaptive radiation in Espeletia11
Patterns of variation in distylous traits and reproductive consequences in Erythroxylum species and populations11
Niche similarity in diploid‐autotetraploid contact zones of Arabidopsis arenosa across spatial scales10
On characterizing root function in perennial horticultural crops10
Resolving species boundaries in a recent radiation with the Angiosperms353 probe set: the Lomatium packardiae/L. anomalum clade of the L. triternatum (Apiaceae) complex10
Root anatomy helps to reconcile observed root trait syndromes in tropical tree species10
Morphological (and not anatomical or reproductive) features define early vascular plant phylogenetic relationships9
Contrasting effects of nectar yeasts on the reproduction of Mediterranean plant species9
Bee species visiting Medicago sativa differ in pollen deposition curves with consequences for gene flow9
Nucleic acid damage and DNA repair are affected by freezing stress in annual wheat (Triticum aestivum) and by plant age and freezing in its perennial relative (Thinopyrum intermedium)9
Latitudinal clines in bud flush phenology reflect genetic variation in chilling requirements in balsam poplar, Populus balsamifera9
When the going gets tough, the tough turn female: injury and sex expression in a sex‐changing tree9
Microsatellites and petal morphology reveal new patterns of admixture in Orchis hybrid zones9
Rare transposable elements challenge the prevailing view of transposition dynamics in plants9
Endopolyploidy is associated with leaf functional traits and climate variation in Arabidopsis thaliana9
It's all about timing—or is it? Exploring the potential connection between phloem physiology and whole plant phenology9
Population‐level variation in host plant response to multiple microbial mutualists9
Isotopic and morphologic proxies for reconstructing light environment and leaf function of fossil leaves: a modern calibration in the Daintree Rainforest, Australia9
Genome‐scale data resolves the timing of divergence in Joshua trees9
Incomplete reproductive isolation and low genetic differentiation despite floral divergence across varying geographic scales inCastilleja9
Resolved phylogenetic relationships in the Ocotea complex (Supraocotea) facilitate phylogenetic classification and studies of character evolution9
Infraspecific diversification of the star cloak fern (Notholaena standleyi) in the deserts of the United States and Mexico9
Among‐ and within‐population variation in morphology, rewards, and scent in a hawkmoth‐pollinated plant9
The origin of Darwin’s “abominable mystery”9
The role of ontogeny in wood diversity and evolution9
Cold tolerance in the genus Arabidopsis9
Is the evolution of carnivory connected with genome size reduction?9
Induced defense and its cost in two bryophyte species9
Pollinator assemblage and pollen load differences on sympatric diploid and tetraploid cytotypes of the desert‐dominant Larrea tridentata9
Evolutionary dynamics of genome size in a radiation of woody plants9
Dispersal evolution in temporally variable environments: implications for plant range dynamics9
Patterns of genetic variation in a prairie wildflower, Silphium integrifolium, suggest a non‐prairie origin and locally adaptive variation9
Extirpated prairie species demonstrate more variable phenological responses to warming than extant congeners8
A trait‐based approach to determining principles of plant biogeography8
A novel cupulate seed plant, Xadzigacalix quatsinoensis gen. et sp. nov., provides new insight into the Mesozoic radiation of gymnosperms8
Diversification of crown groupAraucaria: the role ofAraucaria famiisp. nov. in the Late Cretaceous (Campanian) radiation of Araucariaceae in the Northern Hemisphere8
Older populations of the invader Solidago canadensis exhibit stronger positive plant‐soil feedbacks and competitive ability in China8
Pollen dispensing schedules in buzz‐pollinated plants: experimental comparison of species with contrasting floral morphologies8
Why honeybees are poor pollinators of a mass‐flowering plant: Experimental support for the low pollen quality hypothesis8
Phylogeographic and population genetic analyses of Cucurbita moschata reveal divergence of two mitochondrial lineages linked to an elevational gradient8
Comprehensive phylogenomic time tree of bryophytes reveals deep relationships and uncovers gene incongruences in the last 500 million years of diversification8
Wood density relates negatively to maximum plant height across major angiosperm and gymnosperm orders8
Green land: Multiple perspectives on green algal evolution and the earliest land plants8
Earlier spring reduces potential for gene flow via reduced flowering synchrony across an elevational gradient8
Apple tree adaptation to shade in agroforestry: an architectural approach8
Effects of ambient climate and three warming treatments on fruit production in an alpine, subarctic meadow community8
Differential reward in “male” versus “female” pollen of functionally dioecious Solanum8
Factors controlling drought resistance in grapevine (Vitis vinifera, chardonnay): application of a new microCT method to assess functional embolism resistance8
Looking beyond history: tracing the dispersal of the Malaysian complex of crops to Africa8
Woody invaders are more highly colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi than congeneric native species8
Reticulate evolution, lateral gene transfer, and innovation in plants8
The invasive plant Solidago canadensis exhibits partial local adaptation to low salinity at germination but not at later life‐history stages8
Light availability influences the intensity of nectar robbery and its effects on reproduction in a tropical shrub via multiple pathways8
Population genomics of a reindeer lichen species from North American lichen woodlands8
Maternal effects strengthen interactions of temperature and precipitation, determining seed germination of dominant alpine grass species8
Genetic relationships and polyploid origins in the Lippia alba complex8
Philomatry in plants: why do so many species have limited seed dispersal?7
Incongruent phylogenies and their implications for the study of diversification, taxonomy, and genome size evolution of Rhododendron7
New Fagaceous pollen taxa from the Miocene Søby flora of Denmark and their biogeographic implications7
A eudicot leaf from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian, Araripe Basin) Crato Konservat‐Lagerstätte7
Fine‐scale environmental heterogeneity and spatial niche partitioning among spring‐flowering forest herbs7
Beyond pollen:ovule ratios: Evolutionary consequences of pollinator dependence and pollination efficiency for pollen and ovule production in angiosperms7
Population genetics and biogeography of the lungwort lichen in North America support distinct Eastern and Western gene pools7
Is biodiversity needed for sustainability? A spotlight on urban landscapes7
Functional responses to climate change may increase invasive potential of Carpobrotus edulis7
Selective forces on the maintenance of outcrossing in an almost exclusively cleistogamous violet species7
Molecular and archaeological evidence on the geographical origin of domestication for Camelina sativa7
Fine‐scale spatial genetic structure, mating, and gene dispersal patterns in Parkia biglobosa populations with different levels of habitat fragmentation7
The role of genome duplication in big sagebrush growth and fecundity7
Reinterpretation of Paleoazolla: a heterosporous water fern from the Late Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina7
A combination of morphological and photosynthetic functional traits maintains the vertical distribution of bryophytes in a subtropical cloud forest7
Host tree traits in pasture areas affect forest and pasture specialist epiphyte species differently7
Imperforate tracheary elements and vessels alleviate xylem tension under severe dehydration: insights from water release curves for excised twigs of three tree species7
52 million years old Eucalyptus flower sheds more than pollen grains7
Plasticity in selective embryo abortion may limit the mating costs of geitonogamy in self‐compatible plants: a hypothesis7
The phylogeographic history of a range disjunction in eastern North America: the role of post‐glacial expansion into newly suitable habitat7
Evolution of Castanea in North America: restriction‐site‐associated DNA sequencing and ecological modeling reveal a history of radiation, range shifts, and disease7
Rapid evolution of selfing syndrome traits in Viola arvensis revealed by resurrection ecology7
Pollen dispersal patterns differ among sites for a wind‐pollinated species and an insect‐pollinated species6
Responses of invasive and native plants to different forms and availability of phosphorus6
Vegetation‐type conversion of evergreen chaparral shrublands to savannahs dominated by exotic annual herbs: causes and consequences for ecosystem function6
Velocity of the falling dispersal units in Zelkova abelicea: remarkable evolutionary conservation within the relict tree genus6
Phylogenomics and plastome evolution of a Brazilian mycoheterotrophic orchid, Pogoniopsis schenckii6
Evolvability and constraint in the evolution of three‐dimensional flower morphology6
Fine‐scale habitat heterogeneity and vole runways influence seed dispersal in Plagiobothrys nothofulvus6
The “evil tribe” spreads across the land: A dated molecular phylogeny provides insight into dispersal, expansion, and biogeographic relationships within one of the largest tribes of the sunflower fami6
Localized defense induction in trees: a mosaic of leaf traits promoting variation in plant traits, predation, and communities of canopy arthropods?6
Secret lifestyles of pyrophilous fungi in the genus Sphaerosporella6
Phylogenomics and continental biogeographic disjunctions: insight from the Australian starflowers (Calytrix)6
Sex‐specific differences in reproductive life‐history traits of the moss Weissia jamaicensis6
Testing an invasion mechanism for Eucalyptus globulus: Is there evidence of allelopathy?6
The mycorrhizal community of the epiphytic orchid Thrixspermum japonicum is strongly biased toward a single Ceratobasidiaceae fungus, despite a wide range of fungal partners6
When it only takes one to tango: assessing the impact of apomixis in the fern genus Pteris6
Limits and constraints to crop domestication6
Light signals counteract alterations caused by simulated microgravity in proliferating plant cells6
Complex meristematic activity induced by Eucecidoses minutanus on Schinus engleri turns shoots into galls6
A greenhouse experiment partially supports inferences of ecogeographic isolation from niche models of Clarkia sister species6
Prediction of photosynthetic light‐response curves using traits of the leaf economics spectrum for 75 woody species: effects of leaf habit and sun–shade dichotomy6
Pollination effectiveness of specialist and opportunistic nectar feeders influenced by invasive alien ants in the Seychelles6
Botany is the root and the future of invasion biology6
Climate data and flowering times for 450 species from 1844 deepen the record of phenological change in southern Germany6
Genetic insights into the evolution of genera with the eastern Asia–eastern North America floristic disjunction: a transcriptomics analysis6
Judge it by its shape: a pollinator‐blind approach reveals convergence in petal shape and infers pollination modes in the genus Erythrina6
Genetic and spatial variation in vegetative and floral traits across a hybrid zone6
Root vascular traits differ systematically between African savanna tree and grass species, with implications for water use6
Phylogenetic signal and climatic niche of stem photosynthesis in the mediterranean and desert regions of California and Baja California Peninsula6
Fruit evolution in Hydrophyllaceae6
Effects of selenium hyperaccumulators on soil selenium distribution and vegetation properties6
Diversity, distribution, development, and evolution of medullary bundles in Nyctaginaceae6
Invasive plant species that experience lower herbivory pressure may evolve lower diversities of chemical defense compounds in the exotic range6
Candidate genes and signatures of directional selection on fruit quality traits during apple domestication6
Pollen production per flower increases with floral display size across animal‐pollinated flowering plants6
Crops for the future: on the way to reduce nitrogen pollution6
The role of auxin in developmentally regulated programmed cell death in lace plant6
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