Evidence for two types of Aquilegia ecalcarata and its implications for adaptation to new environments

• 作者: Lei Huang Fang-Dong Geng Jing-Jing Fan Wei Zhai Cheng Xue Xiao-Hui Zhang Yi Ren Ju-Qing Kang
• 来源期刊: 植物多样性（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2022,（2）
• 所属期刊栏目: Articles
• 页码范围: 153-162
• 页数: 10页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Spurs have played an important role in the radiation of the genus Aquilegia,but little is known about how the spurless state arose in A.ecalcarata.Here we aim to characterize the genetic divergence within A.ecalcarata and gain insights into the origin of this species.A total of 19 populations from A.ecalcarata and 23 populations from three of its closest relatives(Aquilegia kansuensis,Aquilegia rockii and Aquilegia yabeana)were sampled in this study.We sequenced fifteen nuclear gene fragments across the genome and three chloroplast loci to conduct phylogenetic,PCoA and STRUCTURE analyses.Our analyses indicate that A.ecalcarata may not be monophyletic and can be divided into two distinct lineages(A.ecalcarata Ⅰ and A.ecalcarata Ⅱ).A.ecalcarata Ⅰ is genetically close to A.kansuensis,whereas A.ecalcarata Ⅱ is close to A.rockii.Isolation-with-migration analysis suggested that historical gene flow was low between A.ecalcarata Ⅰ and A.rockii,as well as between A.ecalcarata Ⅱ and A.kansuensis.The two distinct lineages of A.ecalcarata show significant divergence in 13 floral traits and also have distinct distributions.In addition,both A.ecalcarata Ⅰ and Ⅱ are adapted to a stony environment that differs from that of their closest relatives,indicating a habitat shift may have driven new adaptations.Our findings enrich the understanding of how floral evolution contributes to species diversification.