Published 14 days ago

International study produces a comprehensive 'tree of life' for flowering plants

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With their own botanical collection material and their research knowledge on the evolution of cruciferous plants (plants of the cabbage family), bioscientists at Heidelberg University have contributed to a large-scale international study that has produced a comprehensive "tree of life" for flowering plants.

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Phys.org

International study produces a comprehensive 'tree of life' for flowering plants

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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NewScientist

Huge genetic study redraws the tree of life for flowering plants

Using genomic data from more than 9500 species, biologists have mapped the evolutionary relationships between flowering plants

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Conservation news

Global study maps most detailed tree of life yet for flowering plants

After the first flower bloomed on the Earth, flowering plants evolved a staggering diversity and now make up about 90% of all plant life. Charles Darwin called this rapid domination an “abominable mystery.” A study published today, April 24, in the journal Nature and led by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, unveiled the most comprehensive understanding of the evolutionary history of flowering plants to date. The research, which analyzed 1.8 billio…

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