Asteraceae as a model system for evolutionary studies: from fossils to genomes

ORCID

  • Jaume Pellicer: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7632-9775
  • Jennifer R. Mandel: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3539-2991
  • Carolina M. Siniscalchi: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3349-5081
  • Ilia J. Leitch: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3837-8186
  • Oriane Hidalgo: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1547-8627

MSU Affiliation

College of Arts and Sciences; Department of Biological Sciences

Creation Date

2025-07-01

Abstract

With c. 24 700 species (10% of all flowering plants), Asteraceae are one of the largest and most phenotypically diverse angiosperm families, with considerable economic and ecological importance. Asteraceae are distributed worldwide, from nearly polar latitudes all the way to the tropics, and occur across a diverse range of habitats from extreme deserts to swamps and from lowland rainforests to alpine tundra. Altogether, these characteristics make this family an outstanding model system to address a broad range of eco-evolutionary questions. In this review, we summarize recent progress in our understanding of Asteraceae on the basis of joint efforts by specialists in the fields of palaeobotany, cytogenetics, comparative genomics and phylogenomics. We will highlight how these developments are opening up new possibilities for integrating fields and better comprehending evolution beyond Asteraceae.

Publication Date

8-20-2022

Publication Title

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Publisher

The Linnean Society

First Page

143

Last Page

164

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boac032

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