A phylogeny showing that Drosera anglica (2n = 40) has a subgenome from the Drosera linearis (2n = 20) lineage and a subgenome from the Drosera rotundifolia (2n = 20) lineage with photos of Drosera linearis with long, narrow leaves, Drosera rotundifolia with wider than round leaves, and Drosera linearis with intermediate, oblong leaves.

Origin of subgenomes in the circumboreal, allopolyploid, carnivorous plant #Drosera anglica

New #AJB research by Rebekah Mohn & @yangyayy.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #Caryophyllales #Droseraceae #Hawaii #phylogenomics #polyploidy #sundew

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Study reconstructs ancestral Caryophyllales karyotype (9 chromosomes) & analyzes CAM genes in ice plant, key for understanding plant evolution & stress adaptation.
Details: maxapress.com/article/doi/10.48130/veg...
#Caryophyllales #CAM

Multiple mechanisms explain loss of anthocyanins from betalain‐pigmented Caryophyllales, including repeated wholesale loss of a key anthocyanidin synthesis enzyme In this study, we investigate the genetic mechanisms responsible for the loss of anthocyanins in betalain-pigmented Caryophyllales, considering our hypothesis of multiple transitions to betalain pig.....

Multiple mechanisms explain loss of anthocyanins from betalain-pigmented Caryophyllales, including repeated wholesale loss of a key anthocyanidin synthesis enzyme
doi.org/10.1111/nph....

#Anthocyanins #Flavonoids #Betalains #Caryophyllales #Evolution #Biosynthesis #TranscriptionFactor #Evolution

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium fontanum Harrell Forest-Bigfork, MT-May 13th, 2025 #wildflowers #nature #photography #nonnativespecies #harrellforest #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana #flatheadlandtrust #Plantae #Anthophyta #Dicotyledoneae #Caryophyllales #Caryophyllaceae #Cerastium #fontanum General Description Perennial forming tufts or small mats with pubescent foliage. Stems 10–40 cm long, trailing and rooting at the nodes. Leaves lanceolate to ovate, 1–3 cm long, rarely fascicled. Inflorescence several-flowered with pedicels up to 1 cm. Flowers: sepals 5–7 mm long; petals 4–7 mm long. Capsule 9–13 mm long Range Comments Introduced throughout North America and the world Habitat Disturbed soil of lawns, trails, streambanks, roadsides; valleys, montane

Common Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium fontanum
Harrell Forest - Bigfork, MT- May 13th, 2025
#wildflowers #nature #photography #nonnativespecies
#harrellforest #bigforkmt #flatheadmt #montana #flatheadlandtrust
#Plantae #Anthophyta #Dicotyledoneae #Caryophyllales #Caryophyllaceae #Cerastium #fontanum

Vegetative and reproductive morphology of Othniophyton elongatum (MacGinitie) gen. et comb. nov., an extinct angiosperm of possible caryophyllalean affinity from the Eocene of Colorado and Utah, USA AbstractBackground and Aims. Eocene foliage formerly attributed to the extant araliaceous genus Oreopanax was found attached to twigs bearing inflorescence

🤔 Why does this matter? This fossil highlights the diversity of ancient ecosystems and reveals plant lineages that don’t easily fit into modern classifications. (8/8)
👉 doi.org/nx37

#AoBpapers #Paleobotany #Caryophyllales #Botany

This mysterious plant fossil belongs to a family that no longer exists In 1969, fossilized leaves of the species Othniophyton elongatum — which translates to “alien plant” — were identified in eastern Utah. Initially, scientists theorized the extinct species may have bel...

Very cool #paleobotany paper--with *maybe* a new family of #Caryophyllales? Best Christmas present ever!

www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/this...

#Nepenthes eymae

#Nepenthaceae #Caryophyllales #PitcherPlant #CarnivorousPlant

A phylogeny of selected families in the order Caryophyllales. Species used medicinally for treating infections and infestations are mapped onto the tree, and nodes where medicinal use is over or under distributed are indicated. In concentric rings around the phylogeny, world regions where species are used medicinally are shown.

Traditional medicinal use is linked with apparency, not specialized metabolite profiles in the order #Caryophyllales

By Alex Crum, Lisa Philander, Lucas Busta & Ya Yang

doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #economicbotany #phylogenetics #medicinalplants

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Cactus Scientists Recommend Drinking 8 Cups Of Water Per Year www.theonion.com/article/cactus-scientist... #Caryophyllales #Cactaceae