RESEARCH ARTICLE Phylogeny and source climate impact seed dormancy and germination of restoration- relevant forb species Alexandra E. Seglias1,2¤*, Evelyn Williams2, Arman Bilge3,4, Andrea T. Kramer2 1 Program in Plant Biology and Conservation, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States of America, 2 Department of Plant Science and Conservation, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois, United States of America, 3 Department of Statistics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, 4 Computational Biology Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, a1111111111 Washington, United States of America a1111111111 a1111111111 ¤ Current address: Department of Research and Conservation, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, Colorado, a1111111111 United States of America a1111111111 *
[email protected] Abstract OPEN ACCESS For many species and seed sources used in restoration activities, specific seed germination Citation: Seglias AE, Williams E, Bilge A, Kramer requirements are often unknown. Because seed dormancy and germination traits can be AT (2018) Phylogeny and source climate impact constrained by phylogenetic history, related species are often assumed to have similar seed dormancy and germination of restoration- traits. However, significant variation in these traits is also present within species as a result relevant forb species. PLoS ONE 13(2): e0191931. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191931 of adaptation to local climatic conditions. A growing number of