Natural hybridization between closely related species in sympatry is an evolutionary process that common orchids. Once seen as a threat to parent species, interspecific genetic change increasingly viewed source of novel variation some ecological contexts. Terrestrial fringed orchids the genus Platanthera contain several clades with high compatibility among and many putative hybrids. We used bia...

The long-term success of populations is dependent on individual reproductive success, and in general, increased population size genetic diversity contribute to maintenance, reducing the risk local extinction. Interspecific hybridization has consequences that can vary according hybrids' fate, which be strongly influenced by capacity hybrids canonical individuals from contact zone. We examined bi...