Exploring the borders of European Phragmites within a cosmopolitan genus.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Two Phragmites australis taxa are recognized in Europe: P. australis ssp. altissimus, also known as Phragmites isiaca, in the Mediterranean region and P. australis in the temperate region. Another taxonomic group in the Mediterranean is Phragmites frutescens. European genotypes are diverse genetically, cytologically and morphologically, and are related to African, Asiatic and American genotypes. We investigated chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) diversity in Europe and defined the current borders of the European gene pool.

Methodology

We analysed chloroplast variation with parsimony and genetic distance methods, and compared it with that of nuclear amplified fragment length polymorphism and microsatellites. We also investigated the phenological pattern of 188 genoty

SUBMITTER: Lambertini C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3435523 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature