Leaf anatomy of two reciprocally non-monophyletic mountain plants

(Heliosperma sp.): does heritable adaptation to divergent growing sites

accompany the onset of speciation?
Abstract

(1)Evolution is driven by natural selection, favouring individuals adapted in phenotypic traits to the
environmental conditions at their growing site.(2)To shed light on ecological and (epi-) genetically based
differentiation between Heliosperma pusillum and Heliosperma veselskyi, two reciprocally non-
monophyletic, but morphologically and ecologically divergent species from the south-eastern Alps, we
studied various leaf anatomical traits and investigated chloroplast ultrastructure in leaves of the two
species grown either in their natural habitat or in a common garden.(3)The alpine H. pusillum occurs in
open, wet rock habitats, whereas its close relative H. veselskyi is restricted to dry, shady habitats below
overhanging rocks in the montane belt.(4) H. pusillum exhibited higher thickness of leaves and palisade
layers as adjustments and/or adaptations to higher irradiance and a higher stomatal area index reflecting
better water availability.(5)Traits were adjusted plastically, but differed between species grown in a
common garden, suggesting that the differentiation between the two species is not solely based on
phenotypic plasticity but also has a genetic basis.(6) Our study thus supports the hypothesis that
differentiation between the highly interfertile species is likely driven by natural selection.

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