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Striking genetic homogeneity in the widespread South American bracken.
American journal of botany - 1 Jul 2024
Yañez Agustina, Kinosian Sylvia P, Ponce M Mónica, Gutierrez Diego G, Schwartsburd Pedro B, Sundue Michael, Wolf Paul G
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PREMISE: Bracken (Pteridium, Dennstaedtiaceae) is a cosmopolitan genus of aggressive disturbance colonizers that are toxic to agricultural livestock. The taxonomy of Pteridium has been treated in multiple schemes, ranging from one to six species worldwide, with numerous subspecies and varieties. Recent work has focused on the worldwide distribution and systematics of the bracken fern, but South America has been...
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