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Japanese botanist Kenji Suetsugu studies plants that steal carbon and nutrients from soil fungi

As the earth’s climate continues to shift, understanding how species adapt—or fail to adapt—to changing environmental conditions remains a cornerstone question in evolutionary biology. A groundbreaking study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, has brought new insights into this complex dynamic by examining a wildflower clade known as jewelflowers (Streptanthus). This research, published recently in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, challenges preconceived notions about the adaptive capacity of plant species and highlights the underestimated value of herbarium specimens in ecological research.