Glacial refugia and postglacial expansion of the alpine–prealpine plant species Polygala chamaebuxus

Abstract The shrubby milkwort (Polygala chamaebuxus L.) is widely distributed in the Alps, but occurs also in the lower mountain ranges of Central Europe such as the Franconian Jura or the Bohemian uplands. Populations in these regions may either originate from glacial survival or from postglacial r...

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Main Authors: Tobias Windmaißer, Stefan Kattari, Günther Heubl, Christoph Reisch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-11-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2515