Schrenkiella parvula
Schrenkiella parvula - a 7 chromosome member of the Brassicaceae - has an eXtreme ability, in the natural world, to function in the hypersaline conditions surrounding Lake Tuz in central Anatolia,...
View ArticleRhizophora spp.
The genus Rhizophora contains more species of mangrove than any other. Their tangled prop root systems – illustrated in the header photo – are the [...]
View ArticleXerophyta spp.
Two species of Xerophyta - X. viscosa and X. humilis - have been studied at the molecular level. Both are native to southern Africa. Like other monocots, Xerophyta spp. lose their chlorophyll during...
View ArticleSuaeda maritima
Suaeda maritima has long been used as a model to investigate the cellular basis of salt tolerance in plants, contributing significantly to the accepted emphases on compatible solutes and osmotic...
View ArticleAcrostichum spp.
The genus Acrostichum, with three species, is the only terrestrial fern growing in the mangrove ecosystem. A. aureum is also the only mangrove found in [...]
View ArticleIsatis tinctoria (woad)
Isatis tinctoria, aka Isatis indigotica, has long been used as a source of the blue dye, indigo, and numerous phytopharmacological agents. As such, it has received a different kind of attention at the...
View ArticleSporobolus stapfianus
Sporobolus stapfianus is a member of one of the largest and most important plant families, the Poaceae, but, alas, as Gaff et al. have put it, it is "obscure". In this case, the desiccation tolerance...
View ArticleArabidopsis arenosa
A. arenosa is a wonderful model for understanding the mechanisms and effects of repeated genome duplication and hybridization events, and for studying ecological adaptation. It is found throughout...
View ArticleSolanum dulcamara (Bittersweet, climbing nightshade)
Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet or climbing nightshade) has a circumpolar distribution, generally in mesophytic environments, but it is also capable of living in dry dunes or permanently flooded ponds....
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