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Allopolyploid origin of highly invasive Centaurea stoebe s.l. (Asteraceae).
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution - 1 Feb 2012
Mráz Patrik, Garcia-Jacas Núria, Gex-Fabry Emilie, Susanna Alfonso, Barres Laia, Müller-Schärer Heinz
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Spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe) occurs from Western Asia to Western Europe both as diploid and tetraploid cytotypes, predominantly in single-cytotype populations with higher frequency of diploid populations. Interestingly, only tetraploids have been recorded so far from its introduced range in North America where they became highly invasive. We performed phylogenetic and network analyses of more than 40...
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