Genome fingerprinting confirms the species status of the Loosestrifes Lysimachia punctata and L. verticillata (Primulaceae)
Journal: Plant Ecology and Evolution
Year: 2016

Background and aims – Despite their vicariant distribution and slightly distinct morphologies, the Dotted Loosestrife ( L. punctata L.) and the Whorled Loosestrife ( L. verticillata (Green) Hand.-Mazz.) have sometimes been treated as synonyms, or even confounded by several authors. Here we examine the genetic divergence of these two taxa in order to clarify their species status.Methods – We apply AFLP genome fingerprinting to samples from eleven wild and two naturalized populations, and compile