Morphological and genetic evidence suggest gene flow among native and naturalized mint species
Jill K. Olofsson,
Torbjörn Tyler,
Luke T. Dunning
et al.
Abstract:PremiseCultivation and naturalization of plants beyond their natural range can bring previously geographically isolated taxa together, increasing the opportunity for hybridization, the outcomes of which are not predictable. Here, we explored the phenotypic and genomic effects of interspecific gene flow following the widespread cultivation of Mentha spicata (spearmint), M. longifolia, and M. suaveolens.MethodsWe morphologically evaluated 155 herbarium specimens of three Mentha species and sequenced the genomes … Show more
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