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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
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First Bignoniaceae liana from the Miocene of South America and its evolutionary significance74
Botany and geogenomics: Constraining geological hypotheses in the neotropics with large‐scale genetic data derived from plants64
Direct tracking of pollen with quantum dots reveals surprising uniformity in dispersal distance across 11 populations of an annual plant56
Jack pine of all trades: Deciphering intraspecific variability of a key adaptive trait at the rear edge of a widespread fire‐embracing North American conifer55
Green light attenuates blue‐light‐induced chloroplast avoidance movement in Arabidopsis and Landoltia punctata49
Molecular framework underlying floral bilateral symmetry and nectar spur development in Tropaeolum, an atypical member of the Brassicales49
Genetic variation of the relict maple Acer miyabei: uncovering its history of disjunct occurrence and the role of mountain refugia in shaping genetic diversity46
Young evolutionary origins of dioecy in the genus Asparagus43
Heterotic growth of hybrids of Arabidopsis thaliana is enhanced by elevated atmospheric CO242
Molecular phylogeny and evolution of inflorescence types in Eperua42
Hyperaccumulation of nickel but not selenium drives floral microbiome differentiation: A study with six species of Brassicaceae40
Differences in individual flowering time change pollen limitation and seed set in three montane wildflowers33
Corrigendum to “The tiny drivers behind plant ecology and evolution”31
Reconstructing the introduction history of the invasive grass Taeniatherum caputmedusae subsp. asperum in the western United States: Low within‐population genetic diversity does 30
Symbiotic fungi alter plant resource allocation independent of water availability27
Scaling relationships of leaf vein and areole traits versus leaf size for nine Magnoliaceae species differing in venation density27
Relationships among sporophytic and gametophytic traits of 27 subtropical montane moss species25
Night and day: Contributions of diurnal and nocturnal visitors to pollen dispersal, paternity diversity, and fruit set in an early‐blooming shrub, Daphne jezoensis24
Anatomy of a mega‐radiation: Biogeography and niche evolution in Astragalus24
The first Gondwanan Euphorbiaceae fossils reset the biogeographic history of the Macaranga‐Mallotus clade23
Sex‐linked gene expression and the emergence of hermaphrodites in Carica papaya22
Effects of temperature on seed dormancy and germination of the coastal dune plant Viola grayi: germination phenology and responses to winter warming22
Evolutionary lability in floral ontogeny affects pollination biology in Trimezieae21
The pollen virome: A review of pollen‐associated viruses and consequences for plants and their interactions with pollinators20
How early does the selfing syndrome arise? Associations between selfing ability and flower size within populations of the mixed‐mater Collinsia verna20
Variations in morphological and epidermal features of shade and sun leaves of two species: Quercus bambusifolia and Q. myrsinifolia20
How does a self‐incompatible individual transition to self‐compatibility during its lifetime?20
Growth and tissue nutrient responses of adults of Sarracenia alata to prey exclusion, nutrient addition, and neighbor reduction19
Incongruent phylogenies and their implications for the study of diversification, taxonomy, and genome size evolution of Rhododendron19
The unexplored effects of artificial selection on urban tree populations18
Population‐specific responses of floral volatiles to abiotic factors in changing environments18
Investigating historical drivers of latitudinal gradients in polyploid plant biogeography: A multiclade perspective18
Biodiversity at the global scale: the synthesis continues18
Pollinators exert selection on floral traits in a pollen‐limited, narrowly endemic spring ephemeral18
Functional traits mediate individualistic species‐environment distributions at broad spatial scales while fine‐scale species associations remain unpredictable18
Floral morphogenesis of Celtis species: implications for breeding system and reduced floral structure18
Nitrogen‐fixing bacteria boost floral attractiveness in a tropical legume species during nutrient limitation17
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Analyzing trait‐climate relationships within and among taxa using machine learning and herbarium specimens16
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The phylogeny of the Triticeae: Resolution and phylogenetic conflict based on genomewide nuclear loci16
Flower position within plants influences reproductive success both directly and via phenology15
Leaf traits linked to structure and palatability drive plant–insect interactions within three forested ecosystems15
Leaf shape and size variation in bur oaks: an empirical study and simulation of sampling strategies15
The evolution of Ericaceae flowers and their pollination syndromes at a global scale15
Landscape genetics of the tropical willowSalix humboldtiana: influence of climate, salinity, and orography in an altitudinal gradient14
Fine‐scale genetic structure in the orchidGymnadenia conopseais not associated with local density of flowering plants14
Hawkmoth and bee pollinators impact pollen dispersal at the landscape but not local scales in two species of Oenothera14
Rapid detection of RNase‐based self‐incompatibility in Lysimachia monelli (Primulaceae)14
Genetic relatedness can alter the strength of plant–soil interactions14
Silky dogwood (Swida amomum) seed dispersal by freshwater turtles14
Episodic defoliation rapidly reduces starch but not soluble sugars in an invasive shrub, Tamarix spp.14
Sexual reproduction is light‐limited as marsh grasses colonize maritime forest14
Foliar spectra accurately distinguish most temperate tree species and show strong phylogenetic signal14
The immediate metabolomic effects of whole‐genome duplication in the greater duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza14
A new phylogeny of the cladoxylopsid plexus: contribution of an early cladoxylopsid from the Lower Devonian (Emsian) of Quebec14
Idahoa and Subularia: Hidden polyploid origins of two enigmatic genera of crucifers14
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Eco‐phylogenetic study of Trebouxia in southern Africa reveals interbiome connectivity and potential endemism in a green algal lichen photobiont13
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Airborne ascospore discharge with co‐dispersal of attached epihymenial algae in some foliicolous lichens13
Measuring leaf and root functional traits uncovers multidimensionality of plant responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi13
Towards a species‐level phylogeny for Neotropical Myrtaceae: Notes on topology and resources for future studies13
Biomass allocation ofVincetoxicum rossicumandV. nigrumin contrasting competitive environments13
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Genotype accounts for intraspecific variation in the timing and duration of multiple, sequential life‐cycle events in a willow species12
Rapid‐cycling Brassica rapa evolves even earlier flowering under experimental drought12
Antheridiogen controls spatial dynamics of sex expression in naturally occurring gametophytes of the tree fern Cyathea multiflora12
Are plant traits drivers of endophytic communities in seasonally flooded tropical forests?12
Changes in female function and autonomous selfing across floral lifespan interact to drive variation in the cost of selfing12
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Phenotypic trait variation in the North American Tragopogon allopolyploid complex12
Genetic diversity, gene flow, and differentiation among wild, semiwild, and landrace chile pepper (Capsicum annuum) populations in Oaxaca, Mexico12
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Largely invariant communities of bacterial endophytes in the nonphotosynthetic mycoheterotrophic plant Pterospora andromedea11
Evolvability and constraint in the evolution of three‐dimensional flower morphology11
Seed size–seed number trade‐offs: influence of seed size on the density of fire‐stimulated persistent soil seed banks11
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Older populations of the invader Solidago canadensis exhibit stronger positive plant‐soil feedbacks and competitive ability in China11
Causes and consequences of variation in heterospecific pollen receipt in Oenothera fruticosa11
Opportunities to improve our understanding of the impact of photosynthetic acclimation on terrestrial ecosystem processes under global change11
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”11
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Disruptive selection via pollinators and seed predators on the height of flowers on a wind‐dispersed alpine herb11
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Lineage diversification and rampant hybridization among subspecies explain taxonomic confusion in the endemic Hawaiian fern Polypodium pellucidum11
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Evolution and development of inflorescences and floral symmetry in Solanaceae10
Pushing the boundaries of organ identity: Homology of the grass lemma10
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Moss functional trait ecology: Trends, gaps, and biases in the current literature10
Embracing uncertainty: The way forward in plant fossil phylogenetics10
Spatiotemporal variation in population dynamics of a narrow endemic, Ranunculus austro‐oreganus10
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Intraspecific plant–soil feedback in four tropical tree species is inconsistent in a field experiment10
Carbon stress causes earlier budbreak in shade‐tolerant species and delays it in shade‐intolerant species10
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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 change9
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A first complete phylogenomic hypothesis for diploid blueberries (Vaccinium section Cyanococcus)9
Herbarium specimens reveal links between leaf shape of Capsella bursa‐pastoris and climate9
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No phylogenomic support for a Cenozoic origin of the “living fossil” Isoetes9
Beyond pollen:ovule ratios: Evolutionary consequences of pollinator dependence and pollination efficiency for pollen and ovule production in angiosperms9
A phylogenomic analysis of Lonicera and its bearing on the evolution of organ fusion9
The consequences of winter climate change for plant performance9
Bee species visiting Medicago sativa differ in pollen deposition curves with consequences for gene flow9
The spatial distribution of a hummingbird‐pollinated plant is not strongly influenced by hummingbird abundance9
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Testing hypotheses of hybrid taxon formation in the shrubby beardtongues (PenstemonsubgenusDasanthera)9
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
The selective advantage of mast flowering in Veratrum album subsp. oxysepalum: Implications of the predator satiation hypothesis9
Selection against early flowering in geothermally heated soils is associated with pollen but not prey availability in a carnivorous plant9
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Genetic consequences of Last Glacial–Holocene changes in snowfall regime in Arnica mallotopus populations: A plant confined to heavy‐snow areas of Japan9
Species‐tree topology impacts the inference of ancient whole‐genome duplications across the angiosperm phylogeny8
The soil microbiome affects patterns of local adaptation in an alpine plant under moisture stress8
Comparative diversification analyses of Hydrangeaceae and Loasaceae reveal complex evolutionary history as species disperse out of Mesoamerica8
Diversification in the Rosales is influenced by dispersal, geographic range size, and pre‐existing species richness8
Structural changes in Nelumbo flower petals during opening and closing8
Unravelling plant diversification: Intraspecific genetic differentiation in hybridizingAnacyclusspecies in the western Mediterranean Basin8
Phylogenomic and morphological data reveal hidden patterns of diversity in the national tree of Brazil, Paubrasilia echinata8
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High‐intensity light promotes adaptive divergence of photosynthetic traits between sun‐exposed and shaded populations in Saxifraga fortunei8
Importance of habit and environmental characteristics in shaping patterns of richness and range size of ferns and lycophytes in the Atlantic Forest8
Deep sequencing across multiple host species tests pine‐endophyte specificity8
Looking beyond history: tracing the dispersal of the Malaysian complex of crops to Africa8
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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
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Seasonal patterns of callose deposition and xylem embolism in five boreal deciduous tree species7
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What determines the evolutionary trajectories of wild plant species? Approaches to the study of quantitative fitness‐related traits7
Characterizing each step of pollination in Phlox drummondii reveals that a single butterfly species predominates in the pollinator assemblage7
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Evaluating niche changes during invasion with seasonal models in Capsella bursa‐pastoris7
Simulated pollinator decline has similar effects on seed production of female and hermaphrodite Lobelia siphilitica, but different effects on selection on floral traits7
Aging varies greatly within a single genus: A demographic study of Rhododendron spp. in botanic gardens7
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The quiet evolutionary response to cellular challenges7
Maternal effects strengthen interactions of temperature and precipitation, determining seed germination of dominant alpine grass species7
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
The changing biodiversity of the Arctic flora in the Anthropocene7
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Unraveling subcellular functional traits: Adaptive insights into chloroplast ultrastructure in nonmodel species7
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The link between ancient whole‐genome duplications and cold adaptations in the Caryophyllaceae7
Evaluation of tropical–temperate transitions: An example of climatic characterization in the Asian Palmate group of Araliaceae7
Selective forces on the maintenance of outcrossing in an almost exclusively cleistogamous violet species7
Spring and autumn phenology in an understory herb are uncorrelated and driven by different factors6
Herbaria as critical resources for studying plant‐virus biodiversity and epidemiology6
The vessel wall thickness–vessel diameter relationship across woody angiosperms6
Light signals counteract alterations caused by simulated microgravity in proliferating plant cells6
Gelatinous fibers develop asymmetrically to support bends and coils in common bean vines (Phaseolus vulgaris)6
Fossil papilionoids of the Bowdichia clade (Leguminosae) from the Paleogene of North America6
Tree height and not climate influences intraspecific variations in wood parenchyma fractions of angiosperm species in a mountain forest of eastern China6
A Hyb‐Seq phylogeny of Boechera and related genera using a combination of Angiosperms353 and Brassicaceae‐specific bait sets6
Natural and anthropogenic factors influence flowering synchrony and reproduction of a dominant plant in an inter‐Andean scrub6
Flowers that self‐shade reduce heat stress and pollen limitation6
Functional responses to climate change may increase invasive potential ofCarpobrotus edulis6
Limited reproductive interference despite high rates of heterospecific pollen transfer among co‐occurring bat‐pollinated Burmeistera6
Differential reward in “male” versus “female” pollen of functionally dioecious Solanum6
Living collections: Biodiversity cultivated at public gardens has the power to connect ecological questions and evolutionary context6
An updated infra‐familial classification of Sapindaceae based on targeted enrichment data6
Can biocrust moss hide from climate change? Fine‐scale habitat sheltering improves summer stress resistance in Syntrichia caninervis6
Strong conservatism of floral morphology during the rapid diversification of the genus Helianthemum6
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Fossil evidence for sporeling development of a Mesozoic osmundaceous fern6
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Epiphytic bryophyte and lichen transplant niches along an elevational gradient in Pacific Northwest coniferous forests6
Early Eocene infructescences from Argentine Patagonia expand the biogeography of Malvoideae6
Hundreds of nuclear and plastid loci yield novel insights into orchid relationships6
Adaptive function of duodichogamy: Why do chestnut trees have two pollen emission phases?6
Neopolyploidy has variable effects on the diversity and composition of the wild strawberry microbiome6
The role of maternal age, growth, and environment in shaping offspring performance in an aerial conifer seed bank6
Ocean exposure and latitude drive multiple clines within the coastal perennial ecotype of the yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus6
Effects of snow on reproduction of perennial Thalictrum dioicum: Plants survive but seedlings fail to recruit with reduced snow cover6
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
Correction to “Fruit and seed structure in the ANA‐grade angiosperms: Ancestral traits and specializations”6
Early Cretaceous abietoid Pinaceae from Mongolia and the history of seed scale shedding6
Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas6
As prey and pollinators, insects increase reproduction and allow for outcrossing in the carnivorous plant Dionaea muscipula6
Once more unto the breach, dear friends: Resolving the origins and relationships of the Pellaea wrightiana hybrid complex6
Phylogenomics and plastome evolution of a Brazilian mycoheterotrophic orchid, Pogoniopsis schenckii6
Phylogenetics and population structure of the western North American endemic Pacific Laurasian clade of Isoëtes6
Apocynaceae wood evolution matches key morphological innovations6
A missing link: Connecting plant and pollinator population structure6
Vessel dimorphism and wood traits in lianas and trees among three contrasting environments6
Drought mediates Sphagnum defense response to herbivory6
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