The surprising evolutionary history of the sabline de Provence

How to Arenaria provincialishas this plant, endemic to lower Provence, evolved over time?

Eleven years after their first study, researchers from the BEEM and PAHIS from IMBE have finally cracked a mystery: When did the two evolutionary lineages of this endemic species split?

Based on transcriptomic data, this study reveals unexpected results that offer a key to understanding the surprising genetic diversity of this emblematic plant of lower Provence.

🔗 Read the article published in Plant Systematics and Evolution !