ReviewThe New phytologist2025
Evolution of petal patterning: blooming floral diversity at the microscale.
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- Evolutionary and functional divergence of MYB regulatory networks in flavonoid biosynthesis across Poaceae, non-Poaceae monocots, and eudicot horticultural plants.Horticulture research · 2026Review
- Research Progress on Regulatory Mechanisms of Conical Cell Morphogenesis inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Computational model of flower pattern evolution predicts spontaneous emergence of boundary cell types across the petal epidermis.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2026Article
- Flower color variation in Digitalis purpurea: Pollination and soil influences across native and introduced populations.American journal of botany · 2026Article
- Genome-wide analysis of expansin and aquaporin genes and their association with auxin-related metabolites during flower opening inFrontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- Diversity and ecological functions of anthocyanins.BMC plant biology · 2025Review
- ABA Signaling De-Repression Coordinates With Cytokinin to Drive Large Petal Formation in Brassica napus.Physiologia plantarumArticle
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Abstract
The flowers of angiosperms are extraordinarily diverse. While most floral variation is visible to the naked eye, this diversity goes beyond the macroscale: Floral organs comprise an underappreciated range of cell types that generate a multitude of patterns across their surfaces and give rise to novel structures. Because diverse cell patterns provide adaptations to biotic and abiotic factors, they also contribute to angiosperm evolution and speciation. Yet, how such diversity originates remains to be understood. In this review, we focus on petals, which together form the corolla, to examine the mechanisms patterning floral surfaces at the cellular level. We summarize current research aiming to understand how cell fate specification and controlled cell growth (proliferation and expansion) are achieved with high spatial resolution during petal development. We also examine the adaptive potential for such patterns and how they contribute to plant fitness and diversification. Finally, we discuss promising directions for future research on the evolution of petal patterning at the microscale and identify outstanding questions that technological advances now make it possible to address.
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