Research Project: Systematics, Nomenclature, and Genetic Diversity of Priority Genera of Woody Landscape Plants

Location: Floral and Nursery Plants Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

Five New Combinations in Passiflora Section Dysosmia (Passifloraceae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Svoboda, H.T. 2023. Five New Combinations in Passiflora Section Dysosmia (Passifloraceae). Novon. https://doi.org/10.3417/2023841.

A new nothospecies in Lagerstroemia (Lythraceae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Whittemore, A.T., Schori, M. 2022. A new nothospecies in Lagerstroemia (Lythraceae). Phytotaxa. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.539.3.10.

The genetic diversity of triploid Celtis pumila and its diploid relatives C. occidentalis and C. laevigata (Cannabaceae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hayes, A., Wang, S., Whittemore, A.T., Smith, T. 2022. The genetic diversity of triploid Celtis pumila and its diploid relatives C. occidentalis and C. laevigata (Cannabaceae). Systematic Botany. 47(2):441-451. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364422X16512564801713.

International registration of cultivar names for unassigned woody genera: December 2016-January 2021 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lura, S.B., Whittemore, A.T. 2021. International registration of cultivar names for unassigned woody genera December 2016-January 2021. HortScience. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI15914-21.

Phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of the elms (Ulmus) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Whittemore, A.T., Fuller, R.S., Brown, B.H., Hahn, M., Gog, L., Weber, J.A., Hipp, A.L. 2021. Phylogeny, biogeography, and classification of the elms (Ulmus). Systematic Botany. 46(3):711-727. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364421X16312068417039.

Leaf shape and size variation in bur oaks: an empirical study and simulation of sampling strategies - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Desmond, S.C., Garner, M., Flannery, S., Whittemore, A.T., Hipp, A.L. 2021. Leaf shape and size variation in bur oaks: an empirical study and simulation of sampling strategies. American Journal of Botany. 108(8):1540-1554. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1705.

Convergent molecular evolution among ash species resistant to the Emerald Ash Borer - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Kelley, L.J., Plumb, W.J., Carey, D.W., Mason, M.E., Cooper, E.D., Crowther, W., Whittemore, A.T., Rossiter, S.J., Koch, J.L., Buggs, R.J. 2020. Convergent molecular evolution among ash species resistant to the Emerald Ash Borer. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 4:1116-1128. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1209-3.

Ploidy of seeds from odd-polyploid American elms (Ulmus americana) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Whittemore, A.T., Xia, Z. 2020. Ploidy of seeds from odd-polyploid American elms (Ulmus americana). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 145:186-192. https://doi.org/10.21273/JASHS04828-19.

Lectotypification of the Allium perdulce (Amaryllidaceae) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Svoboda, H., Mayfield, M.H. 2020. Lectotypification of the Allium perdulce (Amaryllidaceae). Phytotaxa. 434(1):128-130. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.434.1.11.

Genomic identity of white oak species in the eastern North American syngameon - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Hipp, A.L., Whittemore, A.T., Garner, M., Hahn, M., Fitzek, E., Guichoux, E., Cavender-Bares, J., Gugger, P.F., Manos, P.S., Pearse, I.S., Cannon, C.H. 2019. Genomic identity of white oak species in the eastern North American syngameon. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 104:455-477.

Population genetics of Quercus macrocarpa - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Garner, M., Pham, K., Whittemore, A.T., Cavender-Bares, J., Gagger, P.F., Manos, P.S., Pearse, I.S., Hipp, A.L. 2019. Population genetics of Quercus macrocarpa. International Oaks. 30:131-138.

Patterns and predictors of fleshy fruit phenology at five international botanical gardens - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gallinat, A.S., Primack, R.B., Willis, C.G., Nordt, B., Stevens, A., Fahay, R., Whittemore, A.T., Du, Y., Panchen, Z.A. 2018. Patterns and predictors of fleshy fruit phenology at five international botanical gardens. American Journal of Botany. 105(11):1824-1834.