Successful without sex: the enigmatic biology and evolutionary origin of coralroot bittercress (Cardamine bulbifera, Brassicaceae)

Cardamine bulbifera (Coralroot Bittercress) is one of the Central European enigmatic plant species. Although the species is wide-spread all over Europe, no reproduction via seeds has ever been observed. Instead dispersal of vegetative leaf-axillary bulbs assures effective propagation. In our study w...

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Main Authors: Ru, Yalu (Author) , Schulz, Rainer (Author) , Koch, Marcus (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 09 August 2020
In: Perspectives in plant ecology, evolution and systematics
Year: 2020, Volume: 46
ISSN:1618-0437
DOI:10.1016/j.ppees.2020.125557
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2020.125557
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1433831920300482
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Author Notes:Yalu Ru, Rainer Schulz, Marcus A. Koch

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