Aquatic Dicotyledons of North America: Ecology, Life History, and Systematics brings
together a wealth of information on the natural history, ecology, and systematics of North …

Astragalus is the largest genus of seed plants; however, information on its reproductive
biology and life history is widely scattered in the literature. About 96% of the species are …

Conservationists often propagate rare species to improve their long-term population viability.
However, seed dormancy can make propagation efforts challenging by substantially …

Healthy plant communities of the American sagebrush steppe consist of mostly wind-
pollinated shrubs and grasses interspersed with a diverse mix of mostly spring-blooming …

Astragalus argaeus is an endemic plant species that is under critical risk of extinction. Here
we investigated its population census, breeding system and reproductive success to …

Although hybridization has long been recognized as a major force driving speciation in land
plants, it has not yet been evidenced in Astragalus, the largest angiosperm genus. Here, we …

Astragalus sikokianus is a rare Japanese perennial of the seashore that was reported to be
extinct in the wild. The small seed size and deep dormancy of A. sikokianus make it difficult …

The third largest angiosperm family, Leguminosae, displays a broad range of reproductive
strategies and has an exceptional practical value. Whereas annual legume species are …

Rangelands are areas that are too arid, or with soils too shallow, to support either forests or
cultivated agriculture, but that nonetheless produce enough vegetation for livestock grazing …

Seed-feeding beetles of the genera Acanthoscelides, Apion, and occasionally Tychius were
commonly found occurring in seeds from wild populations of Astragalus filipes and Dalea …