Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Rapid floral syndrome convergence in Penstemon through independent genetic variation
Benjamin W. Stone, Lucas C. Wheeler, Palmer Lambert…·Carolyn A. Wessinger
This study identifies four independent origins of hummingbird syndrome in Penstemon and finds rapid floral trait convergence without stepwise modification or adaptive introgression.
DOI 10.64898/2026.07.21.739878