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The genus Capsella is a member of the Cruciferae family and comprises several species. However, due to the enormous polymorphism within this genus, no clear cut species lines exist and the number of recognized species varies between three and ten. The Swedish botanist Almquist conducted the first comprehensive experimental survey on Capsella at the beginning of this century. His taxonomy was rather extreme: all individuals which produced similar progenies in cultivation, the phenotype of which remained constant over several generations of propagation in his experimental garden, were attributed to a Linnean species. He recognized 200 Capsella species. His classification reflects the great amount of polymorphism within Capsella. Furthermore, it points to the existence of a strong genetic component to the variation, an aspect which was also demonstrated by Almquist (1907,1921,1929).
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Hurka, H. (1984). Influence of Population Parameters on the Genetic structure of Capsella Populations. In: Wöhrmann, K., Loeschcke, V. (eds) Population Biology and Evolution. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69646-6_15
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