American Journal of Botany

Papers
(The TQCC of American Journal of Botany is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Relationships among sporophytic and gametophytic traits of 27 subtropical montane moss species90
The reconstructed evolutionary history of the Engelhardia spicata complex highlights the impact of a three‐tiered landform in the Indo‐Burma ecoregion51
The first Gondwanan Euphorbiaceae fossils reset the biogeographic history of the Macaranga‐Mallotus clade48
Heterotic growth of hybrids of Arabidopsis thaliana is enhanced by elevated atmospheric CO237
Hyperaccumulation of nickel but not selenium drives floral microbiome differentiation: A study with six species of Brassicaceae30
Differences in individual flowering time change pollen limitation and seed set in three montane wildflowers30
Symbiotic fungi alter plant resource allocation independent of water availability30
Reconstructing the introduction history of the invasive grass Taeniatherum caputmedusae subsp. asperum in the western United States: Low within‐population genetic diversity does 28
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Dispersal across Wallace's Line: A case study in Endiandra27
Toward a macroevolutionary understanding of live‐leaf flammability in plant species of fire‐prone forests26
Molecular phylogeny and evolution of inflorescence types in Eperua25
Jack pine of all trades: Deciphering intraspecific variability of a key adaptive trait at the rear edge of a widespread fire‐embracing North American conifer24
Direct tracking of pollen with quantum dots reveals surprising uniformity in dispersal distance across 11 populations of an annual plant24
Modifications in fire frequency impact belowground plant components in old‐growth grasslands, posing risks to their resilience23
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Floral scent of artificial hybrids between two Schiedea species that share a moth pollinator23
Corrigendum to “The tiny drivers behind plant ecology and evolution”23
Young evolutionary origins of dioecy in the genus Asparagus22
Night and day: Contributions of diurnal and nocturnal visitors to pollen dispersal, paternity diversity, and fruit set in an early‐blooming shrub, Daphne jezoensis22
Anatomy of a mega‐radiation: Biogeography and niche evolution in Astragalus22
Botany and geogenomics: Constraining geological hypotheses in the neotropics with large‐scale genetic data derived from plants20
Clonal reproduction as a driver of liana proliferation following large‐scale disturbances in temperate forests20
Sources of variation in plant chemical diversity: Lessons from Malagasy Ficus20
Scaling relationships of leaf vein and areole traits versus leaf size for nine Magnoliaceae species differing in venation density20
Pangenomes as a framework for adaptive radiation, speciation, and adaptation19
The pollen virome: A review of pollen‐associated viruses and consequences for plants and their interactions with pollinators19
Revisiting the molecular circumscription of Sladeniaceae sensu lato (Ericales): Insights from phylogenetic discordance18
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Sequoia and Sequoiadendron : Two paleoendemic megatrees with markedly different adaptive responses to recent high‐severity fir18
Growth and tissue nutrient responses of adults of Sarracenia alata to prey exclusion, nutrient addition, and neighbor reduction18
Investigating historical drivers of latitudinal gradients in polyploid plant biogeography: A multiclade perspective18
Ectomycorrhizal fungal composition shows structured spatial variation around Sarcodes sanguinea and Corallorhiza striata17
Analyzing trait‐climate relationships within and among taxa using machine learning and herbarium specimens17
The unexplored effects of artificial selection on urban tree populations17
Pollinators exert selection on floral traits in a pollen‐limited, narrowly endemic spring ephemeral16
When numbers matter: Rethinking the role of gene duplication on short evolutionary timescales16
How does a self‐incompatible individual transition to self‐compatibility during its lifetime?16
Nitrogen‐fixing bacteria boost floral attractiveness in a tropical legume species during nutrient limitation16
Highlighted articles for December 202215
Silky dogwood (Swida amomum) seed dispersal by freshwater turtles15
Genetic relatedness can alter the strength of plant–soil interactions15
Fine‐scale genetic structure in the orchid Gymnadenia conopsea is not associated with local density of flowering plants15
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Functional traits mediate individualistic species‐environment distributions at broad spatial scales while fine‐scale species associations remain unpredictable15
Leaf traits linked to structure and palatability drive plant–insect interactions within three forested ecosystems14
Floral specialization for beetle pollination and its implications for pollen dispersal in an African orchid14
Rapid detection of RNase‐based self‐incompatibility in Lysimachia monelli (Primulaceae)14
Foliar spectra accurately distinguish most temperate tree species and show strong phylogenetic signal14
Hawkmoth and bee pollinators impact pollen dispersal at the landscape but not local scales in two species of Oenothera14
Understanding novel fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches: An introduction14
Flower position within plants influences reproductive success both directly and via phenology14
Eco‐phylogenetic study of Trebouxia in southern Africa reveals interbiome connectivity and potential endemism in a green algal lichen photobiont14
Environmental versus phylogenetic control of leaf anatomical traits in Fabaceae, across a continental scale13
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Measuring leaf and root functional traits uncovers multidimensionality of plant responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi13
The phylogeny of the Triticeae: Resolution and phylogenetic conflict based on genomewide nuclear loci13
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The immediate metabolomic effects of whole‐genome duplication in the greater duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza13
Towards a species‐level phylogeny for Neotropical Myrtaceae: Notes on topology and resources for future studies13
Post‐fire germination and plant invasion in Mediterranean Chile13
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Highlighted articles for August 202213
The evolution of Ericaceae flowers and their pollination syndromes at a global scale13
Idahoa and Subularia: Hidden polyploid origins of two enigmatic genera of crucifers13
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Are plant traits drivers of endophytic communities in seasonally flooded tropical forests?12
Antheridiogen controls spatial dynamics of sex expression in naturally occurring gametophytes of the tree fern Cyathea multiflora12
Corrigendum to “Oomycete communities in lowland tropical forest soils vary in species abundance and comprise saprophytes and pathogens of seeds and seedlings of multiple plant species”12
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Opportunities to improve our understanding of the impact of photosynthetic acclimation on terrestrial ecosystem processes under global change12
Phenotypic trait variation in the North American Tragopogon allopolyploid complex12
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Rapid‐cycling Brassica rapa evolves even earlier flowering under experimental drought12
Inoculation with native, late‐successional arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the growth and establishment of desirable forbs in low‐quality prairie restoration11
Disruptive selection via pollinators and seed predators on the height of flowers on a wind‐dispersed alpine herb11
Rangewide responses of Mimulus cardinalis to an extreme heat event11
Genotype accounts for intraspecific variation in the timing and duration of multiple, sequential life‐cycle events in a willow species11
Paradigm shifts in flower color: An introduction11
Lineage diversification and rampant hybridization among subspecies explain taxonomic confusion in the endemic Hawaiian fern Polypodium pellucidum11
Why six and seven are implausible ancestral angiosperm chromosome numbers11
Genetic diversity, gene flow, and differentiation among wild, semiwild, and landrace chile pepper (Capsicum annuum) populations in Oaxaca, Mexico11
Does the abiotic environment influence the distribution of flower and fruit colors?11
Evolvability and constraint in the evolution of three‐dimensional flower morphology11
Heat waves decrease fitness and alter maternal provisioning in natural populations of Mimulus guttatus10
Leaf functional traits and ecological niche of Fagus grandifolia and Oreomunnea mexicana in natural forests and plantings as a proxy of climate change10
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Beyond pollen:ovule ratios: Evolutionary consequences of pollinator dependence and pollination efficiency for pollen and ovule production in angiosperms10
The selective advantage of mast flowering in Veratrum album subsp. oxysepalum: Implications of the predator satiation hypothesis10
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Refugial isolation and ecological niche differentiation promote genetic divergence of Oresitrophe and Mukdenia in Northeast Asia10
Characterizing the causes and consequences of calcium oxalate crystal presence in Vitis riparia10
Observing weak adaptation of duckweeds to their local microbiome depends on local pondwater10
The spatial distribution of a hummingbird‐pollinated plant is not strongly influenced by hummingbird abundance10
Evolution and development of inflorescences and floral symmetry in Solanaceae10
Selection against early flowering in geothermally heated soils is associated with pollen but not prey availability in a carnivorous plant10
Older populations of the invader Solidago canadensis exhibit stronger positive plant‐soil feedbacks and competitive ability in China10
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Shaped by context: Evolutionary trajectories of desiccation tolerance in land plants10
A first complete phylogenomic hypothesis for diploid blueberries (Vaccinium section Cyanococcus)10
Spatiotemporal variation in population dynamics of a narrow endemic, Ranunculus austro‐oreganus10
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Carbon stress causes earlier budbreak in shade‐tolerant species and delays it in shade‐intolerant species9
Herbarium specimens reveal links between leaf shape of Capsella bursa‐pastoris and climate9
Moss functional trait ecology: Trends, gaps, and biases in the current literature9
Structural changes in Nelumbo flower petals during opening and closing9
Genetic consequences of Last Glacial–Holocene changes in snowfall regime in Arnica mallotopus populations: A plant confined to heavy‐snow areas of Japan9
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The consequences of winter climate change for plant performance9
Pushing the boundaries of organ identity: Homology of the grass lemma9
Highlighted articles for June 20229
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A phylogenomic analysis of Lonicera and its bearing on the evolution of organ fusion9
Embracing uncertainty: The way forward in plant fossil phylogenetics9
Intraspecific plant–soil feedback in four tropical tree species is inconsistent in a field experiment9
Pollinators differ in their contribution to the male fitness of a self‐incompatible composite9
Locations of seed abortion in response to defoliation differ with pollen source in a native perennial legume herb9
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The link between ancient whole‐genome duplications and cold adaptations in the Caryophyllaceae8
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Unraveling subcellular functional traits: Adaptive insights into chloroplast ultrastructure in nonmodel species8
The soil microbiome affects patterns of local adaptation in an alpine plant under moisture stress8
Testing hypotheses of hybrid taxon formation in the shrubby beardtongues (Penstemon subgenus Dasanthera)8
Unravelling plant diversification: Intraspecific genetic differentiation in hybridizing Anacyclus species in the western Mediterranean Basin8
Comparative diversification analyses of Hydrangeaceae and Loasaceae reveal complex evolutionary history as species disperse out of Mesoamerica8
Phylogeny does not predict the outcome of heterospecific pollen–pistil interactions in a species‐rich alpine plant community8
Impacts of ramet density and herbivory on floral volatile emissions and seed production in Solidago altissima8
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What determines the evolutionary trajectories of wild plant species? Approaches to the study of quantitative fitness‐related traits8
Characterizing each step of pollination in Phlox drummondii reveals that a single butterfly species predominates in the pollinator assemblage8
Simulated pollinator decline has similar effects on seed production of female and hermaphrodite Lobelia siphilitica, but different effects on selection on floral traits8
Aging varies greatly within a single genus: A demographic study of Rhododendron spp. in botanic gardens8
Do flowers with specialized morphologies produce more nectar and pollen?8
Wind‐driven seed dispersal differentially promotes seed trapping and retention across alpine plants8
Importance of habit and environmental characteristics in shaping patterns of richness and range size of ferns and lycophytes in the Atlantic Forest8
Soil, competition, and niche shifts shape the floral mosaic of an annual plant diversity hotspot8
Aboveground‐belowground microbial interactions in plants: A call to recognize the complexity within multispecies microbial communities8
Aging and longevity in decades‐old genebanked seeds from U.S. endangered plant species: Assessments using survival and RNA integrity assays8
Fossils of an endangered, endemic, giant dipterocarp species open a historical portal into Borneo's vanishing rainforests8
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Fires in rainforests: Quantifying litter bed flammability of cool temperate rainforests in eastern Australia8
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High‐intensity light promotes adaptive divergence of photosynthetic traits between sun‐exposed and shaded populations in Saxifraga fortunei8
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Species‐tree topology impacts the inference of ancient whole‐genome duplications across the angiosperm phylogeny8
Trait plasticity and adaptive strategies of vascular epiphytes to a large‐scale experimental reduction of fog immersion in a tropical montane cloud forest8
No phylogenomic support for a Cenozoic origin of the “living fossil” Isoetes8
Diversification in the Rosales is influenced by dispersal, geographic range size, and pre‐existing species richness8
Phylogenomic and morphological data reveal hidden patterns of diversity in the national tree of Brazil, Paubrasilia echinata8
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Gelatinous fibers develop asymmetrically to support bends and coils in common bean vines (Phaseolus vulgaris)7
Can biocrust moss hide from climate change? Fine‐scale habitat sheltering improves summer stress resistance in Syntrichia caninervis7
Stacked scattering: The key to bright flowers lies in the mesophyll7
Natural and anthropogenic factors influence flowering synchrony and reproduction of a dominant plant in an inter‐Andean scrub7
Adaptive function of duodichogamy: Why do chestnut trees have two pollen emission phases?7
Evaluating niche changes during invasion with seasonal models in Capsella bursa‐pastoris7
A metabolic perspective on polyploid invasion and the emergence of life histories: Insights from a mechanistic model7
The changing biodiversity of the Arctic flora in the Anthropocene7
Early Eocene infructescences from Argentine Patagonia expand the biogeography of Malvoideae7
Phylogenetics and population structure of the western North American endemic Pacific Laurasian clade of Isoëtes7
Comparing six nonlinear equations describing the 2‐D profiles of apical meristems7
As prey and pollinators, insects increase reproduction and allow for outcrossing in the carnivorous plant Dionaea muscipula7
Living collections: Biodiversity cultivated at public gardens has the power to connect ecological questions and evolutionary context7
Flowers that self‐shade reduce heat stress and pollen limitation7
Drought mediates Sphagnum defense response to herbivory7
Phylogenomics and plastome evolution of a Brazilian mycoheterotrophic orchid, Pogoniopsis schenckii7
Divergent respiration–trait relationships reveal a unique economic strategy in ferns7
Vessel dimorphism and wood traits in lianas and trees among three contrasting environments7
Genetic variation in reproductive timing in a long‐lived herbaceous perennial7
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Ocean exposure and latitude drive multiple clines within the coastal perennial ecotype of the yellow monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus7
Apocynaceae wood evolution matches key morphological innovations7
Epiphytic bryophyte and lichen transplant niches along an elevational gradient in Pacific Northwest coniferous forests7
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Grass functional traits reflect the long history of fire and grazers in the savannas of Texas7
Evaluation of tropical–temperate transitions: An example of climatic characterization in the Asian Palmate group of Araliaceae7
Temporal analysis of reproduction distributed in space illuminates the climate‐change resiliency of toyon ( Heteromeles arbutifolia )7
Tree height and not climate influences intraspecific variations in wood parenchyma fractions of angiosperm species in a mountain forest of eastern China7
Adaptive plant traits under anthropogenic burning regimes: A database for UK heath and mire plant species7
Fossil evidence for sporeling development of a Mesozoic osmundaceous fern7
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