Abstract Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl is one of the biggest and most economically important
plant families. The taxonomy and phylogeny of Asteraceae is rather complex and according …

Background: In recent years, a growing interest has developed in the field of biological
activity of plant metabolites. Research in this area considering antimicrobial, antioxidant …

The tribe Cardueae is one of the largest in Compositae, with some 2400 species in 73
genera (Susanna and Garcia-Jacas 2007). It is also one of the most complicated because of …

Identifying sources of genetic variation and reconstructing invasion routes for non‐native
introduced species is central to understanding the circumstances under which they may …

Comparisons of introduced exotics that invade and those that do not can yield important
insights into the ecology of invasions. Centaurea solstitialis, C. calcitrapa, and C. sulphurea …

The market for medicinal plants as an alternative to chemical medicine is currently
expanding; called the green wave. The genus of Centaurea (Asteraceae) species had been …

[EN] In this paper, we summarize the results of our long-date research on the genus
Centaurea. The first part of the paper deals with the overall classification of the genus, which …

The Centaurea group is part of the Circum-Mediterranean Clade (CMC) of genus Centaurea
subgenus Centaurea, a mainly Mediterranean plant group with more than 200 described …

The taxomically critical species Centaurea stoebe is represented in Central Europe by a
diploid (2 n= 18) and a tetraploid (2 n= 36) cytotype. Their morphological differentiation and …

Background Aquilegia is a model system for studying the evolution of adaptive radiation.
However, very few studies have been conducted on the Aquilegia mitochondrial genome …