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Papers

(The median citation count of Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Population genomics and taxonomy solve a conservation conundrum in the Balearic paleoendemic Femeniasia balearica	78
Using plant functional traits and life strategies of annual species to inform green roof plant selection	40
Phylogenetic conservation and shifts of pollination niche in generalist epiphytic cacti	32
Taxonomic significance and evolution of homobaric and heterobaric leaves in Adesmia clade species (Leguminosae – Papilionoideae)	24
Differential elemental stoichiometry of two Mediterranean evergreen woody plants over a geochemically heterogeneous area	24
Limited dispersal ability and restricted niche characterize “depauperons” in Melastomataceae	22
Out of Africa: Linked continents, overland migration and differential survival explain abundance of Proteaceae in Australia	20
Editorial Board	19
Geographic distribution and climatic niche comparison between diploid and polyploid cytotypes of a South American genus Lessingianthus H.Rob. (Vernonieae, Asteraceae)	17
Eocene/Oligocene global disruption and the revolution of Caribbean mangroves	17
Phylogeography of the Euro-Siberian steppe plant Astragalus austriacus: Late Pleistocene climate fluctuations fuelled formation and expansion of two main lineages from a Pontic-Pannonian area of origi	16
A case for studying biotic interactions in epiphyte ecology and evolution	13
Elevational range limits in naturalized Rumex conglomeratus likely formed by climate and lack of local adaptation	12
Biological flora of Central Europe: Centaurea cyanus L.	12
Contrasting dynamics of seed banks and standing vegetation of annuals and perennials along a rainfall gradient	11
Evolutionary footprints of cold adaptation in arctic-alpine Cochlearia (Brassicaceae) – Evidence from freezing experiments and electrolyte leakage	9
Similar diversification patterns in “sky islands”: A comparative approach in lineages from campo rupestre and campo de altitude	9
Performance-based inference of selection on stomatal length and specific leaf area varies with climate-of-origin of the forest tree, Eucalyptus ovata	9
Sustainable harvest of a threatened medicinal herb: Empirical evidence for spatially and temporally specific management of Neopicrorhiza scrophulariiflora	9
Functional ecology and evolution of terrestrial and epiphytic species of Rhododendron section Schistanthe (Ericaceae)	9
A molecular perspective on the taxonomy and journey of Citrus domestication	8
Difference in reproductive traits of two sympatric species of Stigmaphyllon (Malpighiaceae) throughout their distribution range: Are they context-dependent?	8
Range expansion and contraction of Tillandsia landbeckii lomas in the hyperarid Chilean Atacama Desert indicates ancient introgression and geneflow	8
Genetic differentiation of the Capparis spinosa group in the Mediterranean area	8
Biological flora of Central Europe: Marsilea quadrifolia L	7

Anther smut pathogens as important drivers of population dynamics of long-lived perennial plants: A case study of Dianthus carthusianorum	7
Editorial Board	7
Determinants of biogeographical distribution of grasses in grasslands of South America	7
Using Gaussian Mixture Models in plant morphometrics	7
Plant-soil interactions in the communities dominated by alien and native plants	7
Prediction and evaluation of allelopathic plants species in Algerian Saharan ecosystem	7
Variation in functional traits among different mycorrhizal types and life history stages of temperate broadleaf tree species	7
Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward	7
Geographical parthenogenesis in tetraploid brambles: Do competition and reproductive output in the secondary contact zone matter?	6
A unique diploid – triploid contact zone provides insights into the evolutionary mechanisms of cytotype coexistence in flowering rush (Butomus umbellatus)	6
Tillandsia landbeckii secures high phenotypic variation despite clonal propagation at the dry limits of plant life in the Atacama Desert	6
Resampling epiphytic lichens in coniferous forests of the Southern Alps: veteran trees promote compositional stability	5
Fairy circle research: Status, controversies and the way forward	5
The species richness–resource availability relationship is hump-shaped	5
Combining the resurrection approach with transplant experiments to investigate adaptation of plant populations to environmental change	5
Carpinus austrobalcanica – A new highly polyploid species from the Balkan Peninsula closely related to European hornbeam	5
Desiccation of undamaged grasses in the topsoil causes Namibia’s fairy circles – Response to Jürgens & Gröngröft (2023)	5
The establishment growth and clonal growth organs	5
Inaccuracy patterns and precise pollination among distylous Palicourea and Psychotria (Rubiaceae)	5
Pollen presentation mitigates competition for pollinators due to diurnal stratification of pollen transfer	5
Editorial Board	4
Community assembly along climatic gradient: Contrasting pattern between- and within- species	4
Insect herbivory and leaf defensive traits in native and non-native populations of an endemic plant in a Macaronesian archipelago	4
Are trait responses of tree species across pyroregions indicative of fire-modulated plant functional strategies?	4
Genetic diversity of Astronium graveolens Jacq. in Colombian seasonally dry tropical forest: support for the dry forest refugia hypothesis?	4
Editorial Board	4
Biological Flora of Central Europe: Chondrilla chondrilloides (Ard.) H. Karst	4
Questioning the effectiveness of seed-reducing agents on invasive Acacia: Pod production relative to gall abundance of classical biological control agents	4
Factors that extend flowering phenology for pollinators in prairie restorations	3
Editorial Board	3
Editorial Board	3
Physiological and molecular features predispose native and invasive populations of sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa L.) to colonization and restoration of drought degraded environments	3
Biological flora of Central Europe – Lupinus polyphyllus Lindley	3
Placing Brazil's grasslands and savannas on the map of science and conservation	3
Floral traits and community phylogenetic structure shape plant-pollinator interactions in co-occurring Rhododendrons in the Himalaya	3
Seasonal patterns of leaf physiological traits, nutrient and adaptive strategies of co-occurring Alnus nepalensis and Quercus leucotrichophora tree species in the central Himalaya	3
Does insular adaptation to subtropical conditions promote loss of plasticity over time?	3
Sand termite herbivory causes Namibia´ s fairy circles – A response to	3
Elevational patterns of plant species richness and phylogenetic diversity in a Mediterranean island	3
Editorial Board	2
No support for the optimal allocation to indirect plant defenses mediated by ant-hemipteran interactions	2
Widespread, but less than assumed: Populations of Euphorbia amygdaloides (Euphorbiaceae) from western Asia represent two new cryptic species	2
Intraspecific trait variability: Herbs are not just small trees	2
Editorial Board	2
Local adaptation to an altitudinal gradient: The interplay between mean phenotypic trait variation and phenotypic plasticity in Mimulus laciniatus	2
Environmental filtering of regeneration patterns in a forest dynamic mosaic in south-central Chile	2
From continental Asia into the world: Global historical biogeography of the saltbush genus Atriplex (Chenopodieae, Chenopodioideae, Amaranthaceae)	2
Drivers of plant and lichen diversity in grasslands on mineral islands surrounded by peatlands (Biebrza Valley, NE Poland)	2
Gondwanan origin and foremost Miocene diversification explain the paleotropical intercontinental disjunction (PID) in the winged seed clade of Malvaceae	2
Taxonomic analysis of certain taxa of Epipactis in Slovenia	2

Urban green spaces as reservoirs of exotic plant species with invasion risk: A case study on the ornamental flora of Nairobi City, Kenya	2
Ontogeny unlocks the floral development and evolution of Uleanthus, a florally divergent monospecific genus of Amazonian legume trees	2