Hybridization between Two Polyploid Cardamine (Brassicaceae) Species in North-western Spain: Discordance Between Morphological and Genetic Variation Patterns

Abstract

Incongruence reported between genotype and phenotype suggests that parental phenotypes are affected by introgression, and intermediate hybrid phenotypes can be genetically closer to one of the parents. Thus, it is evident that morphology, when used alone, can be misleading for interpreting hybridization, and critical evaluation of other data is needed.