Using herbarium genomics to understand the history of a global plant invasion
Ramona-Elena Irimia, Cosimo Posth, Ella Reiter, Tatiana Tondini, Marc W. Schmid, Uta Gruenert, Yaolin Guo, Takahide Kurosawa, Michihito Ohta, Juraj Paule, Ann Bogaerts, Dmitar Lakušić, Ana Ržaničanin, Alessia Guggisberg, Christina L. Richards, Oliver Bossdorf
This study uses herbarium genomics to trace the origin and global spread of Japanese knotweed, revealing genetic patterns and hybridization events across its native and introduced ranges.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology