Evidence for Intersectional Field Hybrids in Liatris

Theme: Recent work in speciation research by women authors

“…While it is certainly true that women historically had limited opportunities to participate in speciation research, “hidden figures” (sensu [Dung et al., 2019]) such as Margarete “Gretel” Simon Mayr [Trivers 2005]), and Dobzhansky's long‐time research assistant and coauthor, Olga Pavlovsky, almost certainly played important roles in the development of these ideas. And even despite limited opportunities for authorship, some of Evolution ’s earliest papers on hybridization and introgression in nature were written by women, including Lulu Gaiser's (1951) evidence for hybridization in Liatris , Barbara Calhoun's study of introgression between Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia (Fassett & Calhoun, 1952), and Margot Forde's study of hybridization between Quercus dumosa and the serpentine endemic Q. durata (Forde & Faris, 1962). Around this time, orchid breeder Helen Adams forged an academic‐industrial partnership with Edgar Anderson to provide an overview of orchid hybrids for the readership of Evolution (Adams & Anderson, 1958).…”

Explant Initiation Date and BA Concentration Influence Shoot Proliferation in vitro of Two Liatris Interspecific Hybrids

“…Liatris can form hybrid swarms in the wild (Gaiser, 1951;Levin, 1968), which points out the potential for developing novel interspecifi c forms for horticultural use. Though this information has been available for a number of years, virtually no intentionally developed interspecifi c hybrids have been introduced into either the commercial cut fl ower or garden plant trade.…”