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Multiple Complementary Studies Clarify Which Co-Occurring Congener Presents The Greatest Hybridization Threat To A Rare Texas Endemic Wildflower (Hibiscus Dasycalyx: Malvaceae), Melody P. Sain, Julia Norrell-Tober, Katherine Barthel, Megan Seawright, Alyssa Blanton, Kate L. Hertweck, John S. Placyk, Jr., Randall Small, Lance R. Williams, Marsha G. Williams, Joshua A. Banta
Multiple Complementary Studies Clarify Which Co-Occurring Congener Presents The Greatest Hybridization Threat To A Rare Texas Endemic Wildflower (Hibiscus Dasycalyx: Malvaceae), Melody P. Sain, Julia Norrell-Tober, Katherine Barthel, Megan Seawright, Alyssa Blanton, Kate L. Hertweck, John S. Placyk, Jr., Randall Small, Lance R. Williams, Marsha G. Williams, Joshua A. Banta
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The Neches River Rose Mallow (Hibiscus dasycalyx) is a rare wildflower endemic to Texas that is federally protected in the U.S.A. While previous work suggests that H. dasycalyx may be hybridizing with its widespread congeners, the Halberd-leaved Rose Mallow (H. laevis) and the Woolly Rose Mallow (H. moscheutos), this has not been studied in detail. We evaluated the relative threats to H. dasycalyx posed by hybridization with H. laevis and H. moscheutos by 1) examining their relatedness to one another via modern phylogenomic methods, 2) examining their ecological (dis)similarities to one another using ecological niche modeling, and 3) looking for …