Introgression and possible cryptic speciation in club-mosses (Diphasiastrum, Lycopodiaceae)

Hybridisation is a common evolutionary process in the genus Diphasiastrum (Lycopodiaceae) that can lead to new species. The project investigates hybridisation between the species D. alpinum and D. sitchense, which occur in Kamchatka, Russia, using a genotyping by sequencing approach. Furthermore, it will be investigated whether the resulting F1 hybrids are the final product or whether backcrossing with the parent species can happen, which in turn can lead to introgression.