The article discusses the results of comparative analysis of morphological, anatomical and molecular genetic structure of species Arthrophytum longibracteatum, Arthrophytum balchaschense, and Haloxylon aphyllum ). Morphological-anatomical and molecular genetic methods were used during the study. To clarify the correctness of species identification, the collected specimens were compared with the Type specimen of Arthrophytum ba...

Aim We hypothesize that molecular signals in Eurasian steppe plants reflect their biogeographical history as well as the climate/landscape history of the Eurasian steppe. To test this hypothesis we focus here on the characteristic Eurasian steppe genera Dontostemon and Clausia (Brassicaceae), and have included all presently accepted species in our study. Location Eurasian steppe from eastern Asia to south‐eastern Europe. Metho...

To elucidate the evolutionary history of the genus Capsella , we included the hitherto poorly known species C. orientalis and C. thracica into our studies together with C. grandiflora , C. rubella and C. bursa‐pastoris . We sequenced the ITS and four loci of noncoding cpDNA regions ( trn L – F, rps 16, trn H – psb A and trn Q – rps 16). Sequence data were evaluated with parsimony and Bayesian analyses. Divergence time estimate...