OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Botany is 1. 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.)

Article	Citations
Cannibal plants: intraspecific autoparasitism among host-specific holoparasites	34
Note of Appreciation	33
Morphological variations ofThymusin the vegetation belts of the Tien Shan mountains (Central Asia)	18
Growth and productivity of the moss Sphagnum fuscum in bogs of northeastern North America	13
Secretory structure diversity on Astronium leaf	12
Preliminary observations on the flower visitors ofNasa colanii(Loasaceae), a poorly known species endemic to northern Peru	12
Functional differentiation among 12 dipterocarp species under contrasting water availabilities in Northeast Thailand	11
Fungal endophytes increase biomass production in pale swallow-wort (Vincetoxicum rossicum (Kleopow) Barbar.)	9
Germination responses of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) seeds to salinity and water stresses: implications for the restoration of Mediterranean marginal lands	8
Trichomycetes from the Columbia Mountains, British Columbia, Canada	8
Sieve element traits differ in pulvini and petioles of Mimosa (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) with different types of leaf movement	8
Organically grown cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants contain a diverse range of culturable epiphytic and endophytic fungi in inflorescences and stem tissues	8
Three helmet-orchid species share abundant fungi of Serendipitaceae regardless of altitude	7
We do not see evidence for the presence of female gametangia (oospores) in North American Nitellopsis obtusa (Desvaux) J. Groves	7
Effect of environmental factors on polyketide synthase gene expression, usnic acid biosynthesis, and ground cover of a lichen-fungus, Cladonia uncialis	6
Diversité des rhizobia associés au genre Hippocrepis en Algérie	6
Heliotropism inTrillium grandiflorumprovides increased reproductive success	6
A rapid method for sex identification in Cannabis sativa using high resolution melt analysis	6
An assessment of data accuracy and best practice recommendations for observations of lichens and other taxonomically difficult taxa on iNaturalist	6
New insight into the roles of lipid transfer protein and seed storage albumin gene families involved in oil and protein accumulation in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.)	6
‘Frog’s umbrella’ and ‘ghost’s face powder’: the cultural roles of mushrooms and other fungi for Canadian Indigenous Peoples	6
Preliminary assessment of the conservation status of medicinal plant species in Canada	5
Effect of seed coat mucilage, temperature, and photoperiod on germination of four Arabian desert species	5
Stamen dimorphism, bee visitation, and pollen removal in three species of Agalinis (Orobanchaceae)	5
Do nurse plants and cattle exclusion help restore Parlatore's Podocarp forest?	5

Evaluating putative Dryas ajanensis Juzepczuk ssp. beringensis Jurtzev x Dryas integrifolia Vahl hybrids using leaf morphometrics	5
Untargeted and targeted metabolomics to understand plant growth regulation and evolution in Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis)	5
Small granivores remove the seeds of 25 plant species at similarly high rates in an old-field plant community	5
Ethylene sensitivity assay in medicinal and fiber-type Cannabis seedlings reveals a triple-response-like phenotype	5
Correction: Climate and nature crisis is also about the health of plants	5
Micromorphology of leaflets of Senna series Bacillares (Leguminosae) and its taxonomic significance	4
Trichomycetes from freshwater and salt marsh mosquito larvae with a new species in the monotypic genus Legerioides	4
Ceiba pentandra (Malvaceae) and associated species: Spiritual Keystone Species of the Neotropics	4
An ethnobotanical meta-analysis of North American medicinal Asteraceae	4
Morphophysiological indicators applied for the selection of different genotypes of Hevea spp. during germination and post-germination	4
Monthly macroalgal surveys reveal a diverse and dynamic community in an urban intertidal zone	4
Picea × darwyniana Björk & Goward: an invalid taxonomic name	4
Measurement of inbreeding depression in Rhododendron kaempferi: seed production, germination, juvenile survival, and growth	4
Soil drainage-class influences on the distribution of witness trees (1664–1700) in Wicomico County, Maryland, USA	4
Severe frost but not shade could limit the future growing season of Erythronium americanum	3
Establishment of reed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea) in the context of floodplain restoration: impact of companion plant and sowing rate	3
Effects of the phylogeny and seed traits on germination of Polygonaceae species from Subtropical Forest, Southeast China	3
First record of trichomycete fungi from Rouge National Urban Park and Greater Toronto Area	3
Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology in the Americas	3
Understanding bud rot development, caused by Botrytis cinerea, on cannabis (Cannabis sativa L.) plants grown under greenhouse conditions	3
Post-fire peatland vegetation recovery: a case study in open rich fens of the Canadian boreal forest	3
A tale of two mistletoes: phenology and fauna associated with two sympatric species	3
Peronospora variabilis is associated with downy mildew of Chenopodium berlandieri in Mexico	3
Seasonal variation in air temperature drives reproductive phenology of entomophilous plants in a cool-temperate mire community	3
Filling in the gaps: a road map to establish a model system to study developmental programmed cell death	3
Nunatsiavut, ‘our beautiful land’: Inuit landscape ethnoecology in Labrador, Canada	3
Justicia americana exhibits stem density–aboveground biomass relationships and variability in elemental composition and isotopic signature across tissue types and land use gradients	3
Dynamics of sugars, endogenous hormones, and oil content during the development of Camellia oleifera fruit	3
Etiology of leaf blight of Chinese brush (Baccharis conferta Kunth) in Mexico	3
Observations on the curvature of Physcomitrium patens (Hedw.) Mitt. and Funaria hygrometrica (Hedw.) caulonemal filaments	3
Introduction to the Special Issue on Parasitic Flowering Plants in Forests	3
An experimental test of niche versus dispersal limitation of the distribution limit of the Ghost Antler Lichen,Pseudevernia cladonia, along a temperate–boreal elevation gradient	3
Liverworts as a hidden secret for soothing inflammation and alleviating pain	3
Impacts of road salt on seed germination of Thuja occidentalis found in natural communities adjacent to the Illinois Tollway in northeastern IL, USA	3
First evidence of nitrogen fixation associated with bryophytes from coastal Wabanaki–Acadian forests	3
Evidence of starch accumulation in tobacco Bright Yellow (TBY-2) cells in the presence of auxin	3
Offsite effects of mining on the frequency and abundance of five understorey plant species in western Québec (Canada)	3
The classification of dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp., Viscaceae) in section Campylopoda, series Campylopoda	3
Comparative ecology of chasmogamous and cleistogamous reproduction inDanthonia compressa: effects of floral type and maternal environment	3
Phylogeography of alpine plant Parnassia wightiana (Celastraceae)	3
Contribution to the taxonomic elucidation of the Geonoma maxima complex (Arecaceae) in Central Amazonia, Brazil	2
Avian gut passage reduces the germination light response of pokeweed (Phytolaca americana)	2
An SNP-based approach to estimating the mating and relatedness components of plant mating portfolios	2
The Arrhenia peltigerina complex—preliminary report	2
Do larger plants produce more and better seeds and seedlings? Testing the hypothesis in a globose cactus, Wigginsia sessiliflora	2
Fruit anatomy and seedlings of the mistletoePsittacanthus schiedeanus(Loranthaceae)	2
Species delimitation in Noccaea densiflora species complex (Brassicaceae) based on morphological and molecular data	2
Deciphering the complete plastid genome of an endemic monotypic species Kostermansia malayana (Malvaceae) from Peninsular Malaysia: structural comparative genomics and phylogenomic placement	2
Phytohormone requirements for pollination drop secretion in Ginkgo biloba ovules	2
Time to treat the climate and nature crisis as one indivisible global health emergency	2

Calonectria vigiensis sp. nov. (Hypocreales, Nectriaceae) associated with dieback and sudden-death symptoms of Theobroma cacao from Mérida state, Venezuela	2
Ethnobotany in the Andes and the Amazon in a world of Nagoya Protocol and post SARS-CoV-2 pandemic	2
Exogenous ethylene increases methane emissions from canola by adversely affecting plant growth and physiological processes	2
DKW basal salts improve micropropagation and callogenesis compared with MS basal salts in multiple commercial cultivars ofCannabis sativa	2
Leaf morphology and anatomy in Myrcia sect. Aulomyrcia (Myrtaceae): species circumscription and characterization of clades	2
Reassessing species boundaries in the Syagrus glaucescens complex (Arecaceae) using leaf anatomy	2
Does seed heteromorphism affect the critical temperature thresholds for wild mustard (Sinapis arvensis) germination? A modeling approach	2
A versatile protoplast system and its application in Cannabis sativa L.	2
Fungal symbionts of endangeredCrocanthemum canadense(Cistaceae) in Nova Scotia	2
Correction: Fossil species in Boehmerieae (Urticaceae) in Dominican and Mexican amber: a new genus (Ekrixanthera) and two new species with anemophilous pollination by explosive pollen release,	2
Impact of in vitro hormone treatments on the bibenzyl production of Radula complanata	2
Perspectives on the reclassification of taxa in the Arceuthobium campylopodum complex (Viscaceae)	2
A complex regulatory network underlies de novo root regeneration in red maple (Acer rubrum)	2
New species and new record of Candolleomyces (Psathyrellaceae) from India	2
Germination ecology of Trachycarpus fortunei (Arecaceae), a species with morphophysiological and shoot dormancy	2
First report of Phyllactinia chubutiana, nom. cons., on Vallesia glabra (Apocynaceae) in Mexico	2
The importance of taxonomy for determining species distribution: a case study using the disjunct lichenBrodoa oroarctica	2
Fig development in two Neotropical Ficus species, Ficus (subg. Pharmacosycea) yoponensis and Ficus (subg. Spherosuke) colubrinae: comparing rainforest	2
Transcriptome-wide characterization of alternative splicing in five drug-type cultivars of Cannabis sativa	2
Leaf developmental patterns of two species of Baccharis (Asteraceae): an analysis based on cell wall pectins	2
Alternate host screening of Thekopsora areolata in Scandinavia: a new record on Prunus grayana	2
Embryo position of Castanopsis sclerophylla (Fagaceae) seeds with recalcitrant storage behavior differs from Quercus genus but response to desiccation shows no difference	2
Conservation assessment of a range-edge population ofTrichophorum planifolium(Cyperaceae) reveals range-wide inbreeding and locally divergent environmental conditions	2
Transgene silencing in the moss, Physcomitrella (Physcomitrium patens)	2
Sex differences in nitrogen flux in fern gametophytes	1
Flowering time responses to climate differ between species in mesic and xeric habitats in Alberta	1
Reproductive phenological shifts and other phylogenetic trait changes in the Arbutoideae (Ericaceae) in the context of drought, seed predation, and fire	1
Belowground morphology and population dynamics of two forest understory herbs of contrasting growth forms	1
Outcrossing rates in the permanent translocation heterozygote Oenothera biennis L. (Onagraceae)	1
The woody plant Haloxylon ammodendron (C.A. Mey.) provides new insights into the self-thinning relationship and size inequality with wind erosion stress	1
New species of Tricholoma in sections Genuina and Fucata from eastern North America	1
Effects of industrial disturbances on the flavonoid concentration ofRhododendron groenlandicum	1
The post-fire shift of temperate white pine-birch forest to boreal balsam fir forest in eastern Canada: climate-fire implications	1
Genetic variation in growth and leaf traits associated with local adaptation to climate in yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis Britton)	1
Potential role of the seed bank in spreading invasive plants in a tundra-edge environment	1
Variations in phytochemistry, morphology, and population structure inTrillium govanianum(Melanthiaceae)	1
Note of appreciation	1
Moss regeneration for lithium mine waste rock revegetation in Québec, Canada	1
Trends in groundberry cover under climate change in the southern and central Yukon, 1997–2022	1
Calea ternifolia Kunth, the Mexican “dream herb”, a concise review	1
Origin of Symphyotrichum anticostense (Asteraceae, Astereae), an endemic, high polyploid species of the Gulf of St. Lawrence region, based on morphological and nrDNA evidence	1
Uncoupling effect of lipid peroxidation in spinach thylakoids exposed to peroxyl radicals generated by 2,2′-azobis (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride	1
Monthly dynamics of phenolic release and allelopathic effect in hollow and hummock Sphagnum	1
Quantification of camelina germination niche to combined salinity and temperature stresses using a halothermal time model	1
A preliminary investigation of the lichen biota associated with recently deglaciated terrain in southeastern Alaska	1
Variations in growth and architecture in the range limit of Salix humboldtiana, the willow native to South America	1
Susceptibility of endangeredCornus florida(eastern flowering dogwood) to the introduced fungal pathogenDiscula destructiva(dogwood anthracnose) in the Canadian Carolinian forest: insight	1
Phenological growth stages of highbush blueberries (Vaccinium spp.): codification and description according to the BBCH scale	1
Fungal endophytes affecting the health and recovery of Long’s Braya (Braya longii) and Fernald’s Braya (Braya fernaldii), endangered endemic species of Newfoundland, Canada	1
Comparative genomics of the chitinase gene family in lodgepole and jack pines: contrasting responses to biotic threats and landscape level investigation of genetic differentiation	1
Mycoheterotrophic plants as indicators of post-agricultural forest regeneration: abundance of Hypopitys monotropa and Monotropa uniflora in post-agricultural forests changes through time	1
Do linear clearings in boreal peatlands recover? Comparing taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional plant diversity	1
Macro- and micromorphology reveal four entities in the highly variable Oxalis polymorpha Mart. ex Zucc. (Oxalidaceae)	1
Population-level drought responses in northern oak fern (Gymnocarpium dryopteris)	1
Storage duration, light, temperature, and salinity exposure influence germination of the glycophyte Rhanterium epapposum	1
Phenological growth stages according to the BBCH-scale as a powerful tool for differentiating among CRISPR/Cas9 mutated lineages of the model plant Setaria viridis (L.) P. Beauv. (Poaceae)	1
A review of ethnobotany and ethnopharmacology of traditional medicines used by Q’eqchi’ Maya Healers of Xna’ajeb’ aj Ralch’o’och’, Belize	1
Diverse organizations of actin and nuclei underpin the evolution of indeterminate growth in Chytridiomycota and Dikarya	1
Lichens of ultramafic substrates in North America: a review	1
Localization of the fungal symbiont (Chaetothyriales) inIpomoea carnea	1
Sensory ecologies, plant-persons, and multinatural landscapes in Amazonia	1
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology of the Americas	1