Gerald M Schneeweiss

Gerald M. Schneeweiss

Study & Career

2015– Associate Professor at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Austria

03/2012–08/2012 paternal leave

2010–2015 Assistant Professor (tenure track) at the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Austria

2010 Senior post-doc at the Institute of Systematic Botany and Mycology, Ludwig-Maximilans-University, Munich, Germany (with Prof. Susanne Renner)

2009–2010 Senior post-doc at the Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR), České Budějovice, Czech Republic (with Dr. Jiří Macas)

2007 Habilitation (venia docendi) for botany / evolution at the University of Vienna, Austria

2003 Ph.D. Thesis "Phylogeny and evolution of the holoparasitic Orobanche (Orobanchaceae)" at the Institute of Botany, University of Vienna, Austria (supervised by Tod F. Stuessy)

2001–2009 Assistant professor (half time) at the Department of Biogeography, University of Vienna, Austria

1999 M.Sc. thesis "Fine-scale distribution, ecology and phytosociology of relictic vascular plant taxa in the Niedere Tauern east of Sölkpass (Austria, Steiermark) with special emphasis on the Rottenmanner and Triebener Tauern and the Seckauer Alps" at the Institute of Botany, University of Vienna, Austria (supervised by Harald Niklfeld)

1992–1999 Study of biology and botany at the University of Vienna, Austria

Community services

Associate editor for Alpine Botany

Associate Editor for Section "Plant Systematics and Evolution" for Frontiers in Plant Sciences

Chief Editor for Neilreichia

Reviewer for more than 30 journals (e.g., American Journal of Botany, Annals of Botany, Journal of Biogeography, Molecular Ecology, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Systematic Biology, Taxon) and for international grant agencies from Europe and the U.S.

Grant support

2017– Evolution in high mountain systems (Phyteuma, Campanulaceae) (FWF: €347K)

2016– Areas of endemism in the high-mountain flora of Iran (FWF: €170K)

2011–2012 Morphological differentiation of the sympatric di-, tetra- and hexaploid cytotypes of Senecio carniolicus s. l. (KIÖS-ÖAW: € 6K)

2008–2012 Origin and maintenance of intrapopulation cytotype mixture (FWF: € 362K)

2006–2010 Plastid genome evolution in a group of non-photosynthetic angiosperms (FWF: € 235K)

2006–2008 Phylogeny of the European endemic Phyteuma (KIÖS-ÖAW: € 4.5K)

Lists & Citation Reports

Publications

Larsson, D, Šarhanová, P, Paun, O & Schneeweiss, GM 2025, 'Recent Origin of a Range-Restricted Species With Subsequent Introgression in its Widespread Congener in the Phyteuma spicatum Group (Campanulaceae)', Molecular Ecology, vol. 34, no. 3, e17624. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17624

Noroozi, J, Talebi, A, Suen, M & Schneeweiss, GM 2024, 'Plant biogeography, endemism and vegetation types of Dena Mts, Zagros, West Iran', Vegetation Classification and Survey, no. 5, pp. 185-202. https://doi.org/10.3897/VCS.118433

Pascher, K, Hainz-Renetzeder, C, Jagersberger, M, Kneissl, K, Gollmann, G & Schneeweiss, GM 2023, 'Contamination of imported kernels by unapproved genome-edited varieties poses a major challenge for monitoring and traceability during transport and handling on a global scale: inferences from a study on feral oilseed rape in Austria', Frontiers in Genome Editing, vol. 5, 1176290. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgeed.2023.1176290

Noroozi, J, Minaei, M, Khalvati, S, Kaveh, A, Nafisi, H, Nazari, B, Zare, G, Vitek, E, Hülber, K & Schneeweiss, GM 2023, 'Hotspots of (sub)alpine plants in the Irano-Anatolian global biodiversity hotspot are insufficiently protected', Diversity and Distributions: a journal of conservation biogeography, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 244-253. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13656

Kúr, P, Gregor, T, Jandová, M, Mesterházy, A, Paule, J, Píšová, S, Šemberová, K, Koutecký, P, Ducháček, M & Schneeweiss, GM 2023, 'Cryptic invasion suggested by a cytogeographic analysis of the halophytic Puccinellia distans complex (Poaceae) in Central Europe', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 14, 1249292. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1249292

Moazzeni, H, Mahmoodi, M, Jafari, M, Schneeweiss, GM & Noroozi, J 2023, 'Underestimated diversity in high elevations of a global biodiversity hotspot: two new endemic species of Aethionema (Brassicaceae) from the alpine zone of Iran', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 14, 1182073. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1182073

Larsson, DJ, Pan, D & Schneeweiss, GM 2022, 'Addressing alpine plant phylogeography using integrative distributional, demographic and coalescent modeling', Alpine Botany, vol. 132, no. 1, pp. 5-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00035-021-00263-w

Hartmann, J, Silbernagl, L, Schneeweiss, GM , Barfuss, MHJ , Weiss-Schneeweiss, H & Schoenswetter, P 2022, 'Euphrasia ultima, a new locally endemic diploid species from the Ortler/Ortles range (Italy), is a close relative of widespread allotetraploid E. minima', Plant Biosystems, vol. 156, no. 4, pp. 893-907. https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2021.1947409

Kucs, E, Schneeweiss, GM & Schönswetter, P 2021, 'Deep phylogeographic splits but no taxonomic structure in the disjointly distributed Draba pacheri (Brassicaceae), a subendemic of the Eastern Alps', Folia Geobotanica, vol. 56, no. 2-3, pp. 179-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12224-021-09400-z

Noroozi, J, Khalvati, S, Nafisi, H, Kaveh, A, Nazari, B, Zare, G, Minaei, M, Vitek, E & Schneeweiss, GM 2021, 'Endemics determine bioregionalization in the alpine zone of the Irano-Anatolian biodiversity hotspot (South-West Asia)', Alpine Botany, vol. 131, no. 2, pp. 177-186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00035-021-00266-7

Ataei, N, Schneeweiss, GM, García, MA, Krug, M, Lehnert, M, Valizadeh, J & Quandt, D 2020, 'A multilocus phylogeny of the non-photosynthetic parasitic plant Cistanche (Orobanchaceae) refutes current taxonomy and identifies four major morphologically distinct clades', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 151, 106898. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106898

Noroozi, J, Pirani, A, Moazzeni, H, Mahmoodi, M, Zare, G, Noormohammadi , A, Barfuss, MHJ, Suen, M & Schneeweiss, GM 2020, 'The new locally endemic genus Yazdana (Caryophyllaceae) and patterns of endemism highlight the high conservation priority of the poorly studied Shirkuh Mountains (central Iran)', Journal of Systematics and Evolution, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 339-353. https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.12575

Pan, D, Hülber, K , Willner, W & Schneeweiss, GM 2020, 'An explicit test of Pleistocene survival in peripheral versus nunatak refugia in two high mountain plant species', Molecular Ecology, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 172–183. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.15316

Nafisi, H, Kazempour-Osaloo, S, Mozaffarian, V & Schneeweiss, GM 2019, 'Molecular phylogeny and divergence times of the genus Hedysarum (Fabaceae) with special reference to section Multicaulia in Southwest Asia', Plant Systematics and Evolution, vol. 305, no. 10, pp. 1001-1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-019-01620-3

Noroozi, J, Talebi, A, Doostmohammadi, M, Manafzadeh, S, Asgarpour, Z & Schneeweiss, GM 2019, 'Endemic diversity and distribution of the Iranian vascular flora across phytogeographical regions, biodiversity hotspots and areas of endemism', Scientific Reports, vol. 9, no. 1, 12991. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-49417-1

Li, X, Feng, T, Randle, C & Schneeweiss, GM 2019, 'Phylogenetic Relationships in Orobanchaceae Inferred From Low-Copy Nuclear Genes: Consolidation of Major Clades and Identification of a Novel Position of the Non-photosynthetic Orobanche Clade Sister to All Other Parasitic Orobanchaceae', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 10, 902. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00902

Noroozi, J, Zare, G, Sherafati, M, Mahmoodi, M, Moser, D, Asgarpour, Z & Schneeweiss, GM 2019, 'Patterns of Endemism in Turkey, the Meeting Point of Three Global Biodiversity Hotspots, Based on Three Diverse Families of Vascular Plants', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 7, no. 159, 159. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00159

Pan, D, Schoenswetter, P, Moser, T, Vitek, E & Schneeweiss, GM 2019, 'Ancestral remnants or peripheral segregates? Phylogenetic relationships of two narrowly endemic Euphrasia species (Orobanchaceae) from the eastern European Alps', AOB Plants, vol. 11, no. 2. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plz007

Schoenswetter, P & Schneeweiss, GM 2019, 'Is the incidence of survival in interior Pleistocene refugia (nunataks) underestimated? Phylogeography of the high mountain plant Androsace alpina (Primulaceae) in the European Alps revisited', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 9, no. 7, pp. 4078-4086. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5037

Kaveh, A, Kazempour-Osaloo, S, Amirahmadi, A, Maassoumi, A & Schneeweiss, GM 2019, 'Systematics of Onobrychis sect. Heliobrychis (Fabaceae): morphology and molecular phylogeny revisited', Plant Systematics and Evolution, vol. 305, no. 1, pp. 33-48. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-018-1549-5

Skof, S, Alvarez, I, Pachschwoell, C & Schneeweiss, GM 2019, 'Phylogeny and biogeography of the narrowly endemic Doronicum cataractarum (Asteraceae) from the eastern European Alps: Pleistocene origin from Alpine ancestors rather than Tertiary relic with southwest Asian affinity', Plant Systematics and Evolution, vol. 305, no. 2, pp. 139-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-018-1558-4

Ehrendorfer, F, Barfuss, MHJ, Manen, JF & Schneeweiss, GM 2018, 'Phylogeny, character evolution and spatiotemporal diversification of the species-rich and world-wide distributed tribe Rubieae (Rubiaceae)', PLoS ONE, vol. 13, no. 12, e0207615. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0207615

Mccann, J, Jang, T-S, Macas, J, Schneeweiss, GM, Matzke, NJ, Novák, P, Stuessy, TF, Villaseñor, JL & Weiss-Schneeweiss, H 2018, 'Dating the Species Network: Allopolyploidy and Repetitive DNA Evolution in American Daisies (Melampodium sect. Melampodium, Asteraceae)', Systematic Biology, vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 1010-1024. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syy024

Hülber, K, Sonnleitner, M, Haider, J, Schwentenwein, M, Winkler, M, Schneeweiss, GM & Schönswetter, P 2018, 'Reciprocal transplantations reveal strong niche differentiation among ploidy-differentiated species of the Senecio carniolicus aggregate (Asteraceae) in the easternmost Alps', Alpine Botany, vol. 128, no. 2, pp. 107–119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00035-018-0209-2

Noroozi, J, Talebi, A, Doostmohammadi, M, Rumpf, SB, Linder, HP & Schneeweiss, G 2018, 'Hotspots within a global biodiversity hotspot-areas of endemism are associated with high mountain ranges', Scientific Reports, vol. 8, no. 1, 10345. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-28504-9

Li, X, Hao, B, Pan, D & Schneeweiss, GM 2017, 'Marker development for phylogenomics: The case of orobanchaceae, a plant family with contrasting nutritional modes', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 8, 1973. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2017.01973

Schneeweiss, GM, Winkler, M & Schönswetter, P 2017, 'Secondary contact after divergence in allopatry explains current lack of ecogeographical isolation in two hybridizing alpine plant species', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 44, no. 11, pp. 2575-2584. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13071

Pascher, K, Hainz-Renetzeder, C, Gollmann, G & Schneeweiss, GM 2017, 'Spillage of Viable Seeds of Oilseed Rape along Transportation Routes: Ecological Risk Assessment and Perspectives on Management Efforts', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, vol. 5, 104. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2017.00104

Winkler, M, Escobar García, P, Gattringer, A, Sonnleitner, M, Hülber, K, Schönswetter, P & Schneeweiss, GM 2017, 'A novel method to infer the origin of polyploids from Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism data reveals that the alpine polyploid complex of Senecio carniolicus (Asteraceae) evolved mainly via autopolyploidy', Molecular Ecology Resources, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 877-892. https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.12641

Li, X, Jang, TS, Temsch, EM, Kato, H, Takayama, K & Schneeweiss, GM 2017, 'Molecular and karyological data confirm that the enigmatic genus Platypholis from Bonin-Islands (SE Japan) is phylogenetically nested within Orobanche (Orobanchaceae)', Journal of Plant Research, vol. 130, no. 2, pp. 273-280. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-016-0888-y

Jang, T-S, McCann, J, Parker, JS, Takayama, K, Hong, S-P, Schneeweiss, GM & Weiss-Schneeweiss, H 2016, 'rDNA Loci Evolution in the Genus Glechoma (Lamiaceae)', PLoS ONE, vol. 11, no. 11, e0167177, pp. e0167177. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167177

Schneider, AC, Colwell, AEL, Schneeweiss, GM & Baldwin, BG 2016, 'Cryptic host-specific diversity among western hemisphere broomrapes (Orobanche s.l., Orobanchaceae)', Annals of Botany, vol. 118, no. 6, pp. 1101-1111. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcw158

McCann, J, Schneeweiss, GM, Stuessy, TF, Villaseñor, JL & Weiss-Schneeweiss, H 2016, 'The impact of reconstruction methods, phylogenetic uncertainty and branch lengths on inference of chromosome number evolution in American Daisies (Melampodium, Asteraceae)', PLoS ONE, vol. 11, no. 9, e0162299. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162299

Wicke, S, Müller, KF, DePamphilis, CW, Quandt, D, Bellot, S & Schneeweiss, GM 2016, 'Mechanistic model of evolutionary rate variation en route to a nonphotosynthetic lifestyle in plants', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), vol. 113, no. 32, pp. 9045-9050. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1607576113

Sonnleitner, M, Hülber, K, Flatscher, R, Garcia, PE, Winkler, M, Suda, J, Schoenswetter, P & Schneeweiss, GM 2016, 'Ecological differentiation of diploid and polyploid cytotypes of Senecio carniolicus sensu lato (Asteraceae) is stronger in areas of sympatry', Annals of Botany, vol. 117, no. 2, pp. 269-276. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcv176

Dixon, C, Gutermann, W, Schönswetter, P & Schneeweiss, GM 2016, 'Taxonomy and nomenclature of the polymorphic European high mountain species Androsace vitaliana (L.) Lapeyr. (Primulaceae)', PhytoKeys, vol. 75, no. 1, pp. 93-106. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.75.10731

Pachschwoell, C, Garcia, PE, Winkler, M, Schneeweiss, GM & Schoenswetter, P 2015, 'Polyploidisation and Geographic Differentiation Drive Diversification in a European High Mountain Plant Group (Doronicum clusii aggregate, Asteraceae)', PLoS ONE, vol. 10, no. 3, e0118197. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0118197

Hülber, K, Sonnleitner, M, Suda, J, Krejiciková, J, Schönswetter, P, Schneeweiss, G & Winkler, M 2015, 'Ecological differentiation, lack of hybrids involving diploids, and asymmetric gene flow between polyploids in narrow contact zones of Senecio carniolicus (syn. Jacobaea carniolica, Asteraceae)', Ecology and Evolution, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 1224-1234. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1430

Schönswetter, P, Magauer, M & Schneeweiss, GM 2015, 'Androsace halleri subsp. nuria Schönsw. & Schneew. (Primulaceae), a new taxon from the eastern Pyrenees (Spain, France)', Phytotaxa, vol. 201, no. 3, pp. 227-232. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.201.3.7

Wicke, S & Schneeweiss, GM 2015, Next generation organellar genomics: potentials and pitfalls of high-throughput technologies for molecular evolutionary studies and plant systematics. in E Hörandl & M Appelhans (eds), Next Generation Sequencing in Plant Systematics. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, Regnum vegetabile, vol. 158, pp. 9-50.

Flatscher, R, Escobar Garcia, P, Hülber, K, Sonnleitner, M, Winkler, M, Saukel, J, Schneeweiss, G & Schönswetter, P 2015, 'Underestimated diversity in one of the world’s best studied mountain ranges: The polyploid complex of Senecio carniolicus (Asteraceae) contains four species in the European Alps', Phytotaxa, vol. 213, no. 1, pp. 1-21. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.213.1.1

Gutermann, W, Schneeweiss, G, Schönswetter, P, Staudinger, M & Wallinger, C 2014, 'The vascular plants of Kálamos (Ionian Islands, Greece): A catalogue', Phyton. Annales Rei Botanicae, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 161-196. https://doi.org/10.12905/0380.phyton54(2)2014-0161

de Vos, JM, Hughes, CE, Schneeweiss, GM, Moore, BR & Conti, E 2014, 'Heterostyly accelerates diversification via reduced extinction in primroses', Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, vol. 281, no. 1784, 20140075. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.0075

Rešetnik, I, Schneeweiss, GM & Liber, Z 2014, 'Two new combinations in the genus Bornmuellera (Brassicaceae)', Phytotaxa, vol. 159, no. 4, pp. 298-300. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.159.4.8

Sanz, M, Schönswetter, P, Vallès, J, Schneeweiss, GM & Vilatersana, R 2014, 'Southern isolation and northern long-distance dispersal shaped the phylogeography of the widespread, but highly disjunct, European high mountain plant Artemisia eriantha (Asteraceae)', Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 174, no. 2, pp. 214-226. https://doi.org/10.1111/boj.12132

Surina, B, Schneeweiss, GM, Glasnovic̈, P & Schönswetter, P 2014, 'Testing the efficiency of nested barriers to dispersal in the Mediterranean high mountain plant Edraianthus graminifolius (Campanulaceae)', Molecular Ecology, vol. 23, no. 11, pp. 2861-2875. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12779

Schneeweiss, GM , Pachschwöll, C, Tribsch, A, Schönswetter, P, Barfuss, MHJ, Esfeld, K, Weiss-Schneeweiss, H & Thiv, M 2013, 'Molecular phylogenetic analyses identify Alpine differentiation and dysploid chromosome number changes as major forces for the evolution of the European endemic Phyteuma (Campanulaceae)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 634-652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.07.015

Rešetnik, I, Satovic, Z, Schneeweiss, GM & Liber, Z 2013, 'Phylogenetic relationships in Brassicaceae tribe Alysseae inferred from nuclear ribosomal and chloroplast DNA sequence data', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 772-786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.06.026

Winkler, M, Tribsch, A, Schneeweiss, GM, Brodbeck, S, Gugerli, F, Holderegger, R & Schönswetter, P 2013, 'Strong nuclear differentiation contrasts with widespread sharing of plastid DNA haplotypes across taxa in European purple saxifrages (Saxifraga section Porphyrion subsection Oppositifoliae)', Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 173, no. 4, pp. 622-636. https://doi.org/10.1111/boj.12104

Sonnleitner, M, Weis, B, Flatscher, R, Garcia, PE, Suda, J, Krejcikova, J, Schneeweiss, GM, Winkler, M, Schoenswetter, P & Hülber, K 2013, 'Parental Ploidy Strongly Affects Offspring Fitness in Heteroploid Crosses among Three Cytotypes of Autopolyploid Jacobaea carniolica (Asteraceae)', PLoS ONE, vol. 8, no. 11, 78959. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0078959

Wicke, S, Müller, KF, de Pamphilis, CW, Quandt, D, Wickett, NJ, Zhang, Y, Renner, SS & Schneeweiss, GM 2013, 'Mechanisms of functional and physical genome reduction in photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic parasitic plants of the broomrape family', The Plant Cell, vol. 25, no. 10, pp. 3711-3725. https://doi.org/10.1105/tpc.113.113373

Weiss-Schneeweiss, H, Emadzade, K, Jang, T-S & Schneeweiss, GM 2013, 'Evolutionary consequences, constraints and potential of polyploidy in plants', Cytogenetic and Genome Research, vol. 140, no. 2-4, pp. 137-150. https://doi.org/10.1159/000351727

Frajman, B, Carlón, L, Kosachev, P, Pedraja, ÓS, Schneeweiss, GM & Schönswetter, P 2013, 'Phylogenetic position and taxonomy of the enigmatic Orobanche krylowii (Orobanchaceae), a predominatly Asian species newly found in Albania (SE Europe)', Phytotaxa, vol. 137, no. 1, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.137.1.1

Weiss-Schneeweiss, H & Schneeweiss, GM 2013, Karyotype diversity and evolutionary trends in angiosperms. in IJ Leitch, J Greilhuber, J Dolezel & JF Wendel (eds), Plant Genome Diversity Volume 2: Physical Structure, Behaviour and Evolution of Plant Genomes. Springer-Verlag Wien, Vienna, pp. 209-230. <http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-7091-1160-4_13>

Schneeweiss, GM 2013, Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolutionary Trends in Orobanchaceae. in D Joel, J Gressel & L Musselman (eds), Parasitic Orobanchaceae. Springer Verlag Wien - New York, pp. 243-265. <http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-38146-1_14>

Escobar García, P, Winkler, M, Flatscher, R, Sonnleitner, M, Krejcikova, J, Suda, J, Hülber, K , Schneeweiss, G & Schönswetter, P 2012, 'Extensive range persistence in peripheral and interior refugia characterizes Pleistocene range dynamics in a widespread Alpine plant species (Senecio carniolicus, Asteraceae)', Molecular Ecology, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 1255-1270. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05456.x

Taberlet, P, Zimmermann, NE, Englisch, T, Tribsch, A, Holderegger, R, Alvarez, N, Niklfeld, H, Coldea, G, Mirek, Z, Moilanen, A, Ahlmer, W, Marsan, PA, Bona, E, Bovio, M, Choler, P, Cieslak, E, Colli, L, Cristea, V, Dalmas, J-P, Frajman, B, Garraud, L, Gaudeul, M, Gielly, L, Gutermann, W, Jogan, N, Kagalo, AA, Korbecka, G, Küpfer, P, Lequette, B, Letz, DR, Manel, S, Mansion, G, Marhold, K, Martini, F, Negrini, R, Niño, F, Paun, O, Pellecchia, M, Perico, G, Piękoś-Mirkowa, H, Prosser, F, Puscas, M, Ronikier, M, Scheuerer, M, Schneeweiss, G, Schönswetter, P, Ehrendorfer-Schratt, L, Schüpfer, F, Van Loo, M, Winkler, M & IntraBioDiv Consortium 2012, 'Genetic diversity in widespread species is not congruent with species richness in alpine plant communities.', Ecology Letters, vol. 15, no. 12, pp. 1439-1448. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12004

Piednoel, M, Aberer, AJ, Schneeweiss, G, Macas, J, Novak, P, Gundlach, H, Temsch, E & Renner, SS 2012, 'Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals the Impact of Repetitive DNA Across Phylogenetically Closely Related Genomes of Orobanchaceae', Molecular Biology and Evolution, vol. 29, no. 11, pp. 3601-3611. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/mss168

Escobar García, P, Pakravan, M, Schönswetter, P, Fuertes Aguilar, J & Schneeweiss, G 2012, 'Phylogenetic relationships in the species-rich Irano-Turanian genus Alcea (Malvaceae)', Taxon: international journal of plant taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution, vol. 61, no. 2, pp. 324-332.

Winkler, M, Tribsch, A, Schneeweiss, G, Brodbeck, S, Gugerli, F, Holderegger, R, Abbott, RJ & Schönswetter, P 2012, 'Tales of the unexpected: Phylogeography of the arctic-alpine model plant Saxifraga oppositifolia (Saxifragaceae) revisited', Molecular Ecology, vol. 21, no. 18, pp. 4618-4630. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05705.x

Rebernig, CA, Weiss-Schneeweiss, H, Blöch, C, Turner, B, Stuessy, T, Obermayer, R, Villasenor, JL & Schneeweiss, G 2012, 'The evolutionary history of the white-rayed species of Melampodium (Asteraceae) involved multiple cycles of hybridization and polyploidization', American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists, vol. 99, no. 6, pp. 1043-1057. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1100539

Ronikier, M, Schneeweiss, G & Schönswetter, P 2012, 'The extreme disjunction between Beringia and Europe in Ranunculus glacialis s. l. (Ranunculaceae) does not coincide with the deepest genetic split - a story of the importance of temperate mountain ranges in arctic-alpine phylogeography', Molecular Ecology, vol. 21, no. 22, pp. 5561-5578. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12030

Weiss-Schneeweiss, H, Blöch, C, Turner, B, Villasenor, JL, Stuessy, T & Schneeweiss, G 2012, 'The promiscuous and the chaste: frequent allopolyploid speciation and its genomic consequences in American daisies (Melampodium sect. Melampodium; Asteraceae).', Evolution, vol. 66, no. 1, pp. 211-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01424.x

Schneeweiss, G & Schönswetter, P 2011, 'A re-appraisal of nunatak survival in arctic-alpine phylogeography', Molecular Ecology, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 190-192. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04927.x

Bardy, K, Schönswetter, P, Schneeweiss, G, Fischer, MA & Albach, DC 2011, 'Extensive gene flow blurs species boundaries among Veronica barrelieri, V. orchidea and V. spicata (Plantaginaceae) in southeastern Europe', Taxon: international journal of plant taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution, vol. 60, no. 1, pp. 108-121.

Schönswetter, P, Schneeweiss, G, Gutermann, W, Ehrendorfer-Schratt, L, Tribsch, A, Frajman, B, Köckinger, H, Latzin, S, Starlinger, F, Greimler, J, Hülber, K, Sinn, E & Niklfeld, H 2011, 'Floristische Neufunde aus den Ostalpen', Neilreichia, vol. 6, pp. 81-98. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.321284

Hülber, K , Berger, A, Gilli, C, Hofbauer, M, Patek, M & Schneeweiss, G 2011, 'No evidence for a role of competitive capabilities of adults in causing habitat segregation of diploid and hexaploid Senecio carniolicus (Asteracaeae)', Alpine Botany, vol. 121, no. 2, pp. 123-127. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00035-011-0091-7

Surina, B, Schönswetter, P & Schneeweiss, G 2011, 'Quaternary range dynamics of ecologically divergent species (Edraianthus serpyllifolius and E. tenuifolius, Campanulaceae) within the Balkan refugium', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 38, no. 7, pp. 1381-1393. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02493.x

Sanz, M, Schneeweiss, G, Vilatersana, R & Valles, J 2011, 'Temporal origins and diversification of Artemisia and allies (Anthemideae, Asteraceae)', Collectanea Botanica, vol. 30, pp. 7-15. https://doi.org/10.3989/collectbot.2011.v30.001

Wicke, S, Schneeweiss, G, dePamphilis, CW, Müller, K & Quandt, D 2011, 'The evolution of the plastid chromosome in land plants: gene content, gene order, gene function', Plant Molecular Biology: an international journal on molecular biology, biochemistry and genetic engineering, vol. 76, no. 3-5, pp. 273-297. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11103-011-9762-4

Bardy, K, Albach, DC, Schneeweiss, G, Fischer, MA & Schönswetter, P 2010, 'Disentangling phylogeography, polyploid evolution and taxonomy of a woodland herb (Veronica chamaedrys group, Plantaginaceae s.l.) in southeastern Europe', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 771-786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.06.025

Sonnleitner, M, Flatscher, R, Escobar García, P, Rauchova, J, Suda, J, Schneeweiss, G , Hülber, K & Schönswetter, P 2010, 'Distribution and habitat segregation on different spatial scales among diploid, tetraploid and hexaploid cytotypes of Senecio carniolicus (Asteraceae) in the Eastern Alps', Annals of Botany, vol. 106, no. 6, pp. 967-977. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcq192

Rebernig, CA, Schneeweiss, G , Bardy, K, Schönswetter, P, Villasenor, JL, Obermayer, R, Stuessy, T & Weiss-Schneeweiss, H 2010, 'Multiple Pleistocene refugia and Holocene range expansion of an abundant southwestern American desert plant species (Melampodium leucanthum, Asteraceae)', Molecular Ecology, vol. 19, no. 16, pp. 3421-3443. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04754.x

Rebernig, CA, Weiss-Schneeweiss, H , Schneeweiss, G, Schönswetter, P, Obermayer, R, Villasenor, JL & Stuessy, T 2010, 'Quaternary range dynamics and polyploid evolution in an arid brushland plant species (Melampodium cinereum, Asteraceae).', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 54, no. 2, pp. 594-606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.10.010

Schneeweiss, G & Schönswetter, P 2010, 'The wide but disjunct range of the European mountain plant Androsace lactea L. (Primulaceae) reflects Late Pleistocene range fragmentation and post-glacial distributional stasis', Journal of Biogeography, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 2016-2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02350.x

Frajman, B & Schneeweiss, G 2009, 'A campanulaceous fate: the Albanian stenoendemic Asyneuma comosiforme in fact belongs to isophyllous Campanula (Campanulaceae)', Systematic Botany, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 595-601.

Schönswetter, P & Schneeweiss, G 2009, 'Androsace komovensis sp. nov., a long mistaken local endemic from the southern Balkan Peninsula with biogeographic links to the Eastern Alps', Taxon: international journal of plant taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution, vol. 58, pp. 544-549.

Schönswetter, P, Vargas, P, Ertl, S & Schneeweiss, G 2009, 'Bayesian hypothesis testing supports long-distance Pleistocene migrations in a European high mountain plant (Androsace vitaliana, Primulaceae)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 580-591.

Hülber, K, Sonnleitner, M, Flatscher, R, Berger, A, Dobrovsky, R, Niessner, S, Nigl, T, Schneeweiss, G, Kubesova, M, Rauchova, J, Suda, J & Schönswetter, P 2009, 'Ecological segregation drives fine-scale cytotype distribution of Senecio carniolicus in the Eastern Alps', Preslia, vol. 81, no. 3, pp. 309-319. <http://www.ibot.cas.cz/preslia/P093Huelber.pdf>

Escobar García, P, Schönswetter, P, Fuertes Aguilar, J, Nieto Feliner, G & Schneeweiss, G 2009, 'Five molecular markers reveal extensive morphological homoplasy and reticulate evolution in the Malva alliance (Malvaceae)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 50, pp. 226-239.

Blöch, C, Weiss-Schneeweiss, H , Schneeweiss, G , Barfuss, MHJ, Rebernig, CA, Villasenor, JL & Stuessy, T 2009, 'Molecular phylogenetic analyses of nuclear and plastid DNA sequences support dysploid and polyploid chromosome number changes and reticulate evolution in the diversification of Melampodium (Millerieae, Asteraceae).', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 53, pp. 220-233.

Schneeweiss, G, Frajman, B & Dakskobler, I 2009, 'Orobanche lycoctoni Rhiner, a neglected broomrape species of the Central European flora', Candollea, vol. 64, pp. 91-99. <http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb/publications/cando641/C641_91-99.pdf>

Schönswetter, P, Suda, J, Wiedermann, M & Schneeweiss, G 2009, 'Reciprocal Pleistocene origin and postglacial range formation of an allopolyploid and its sympatric ancestors (Androsace adfinis group, Primulaceae)', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 50, pp. 74-83.

Manen, J-F, Colwell, AE & Schneeweiss, G 2008, 'A plastid gene phylogeny of the non-photosynthetic parasitic Orobanche (Orobanchaceae) and related genera', Journal of Plant Research, vol. 121, pp. 365-376.

Weiss-Schneeweiss, H, Tremetsberger, K, Schneeweiss, G, Parker, J & Stuessy, T 2008, 'Karyotype diversification and evolution in diploid and polyploidy South American Hypochaeris (Asteraceae) inferred from rDNA localization and genetic fingerprint data.', Annals of Botany, vol. 101, no. 7, pp. 909-918.

Carlon, L, Gómez Casares, G, Lainz, M, Moreno Moral, G, Sanchez Pedraja, O & Schneeweiss, G 2008, 'Más, a propósito de algunas Phelipanche Pomel, Boulardia F. W. Schultz y Orobanche L. (Orobanchaceae) del oeste del Paleártico', Documentos / Jardín Botánico Atlántico, vol. 6, pp. 1-127.

Sanz, M, Vilatersana, R, Hidalgo, O, Garcia-Jacas, N, Susanna, A, Schneeweiss, G & Valles, J 2008, 'Molecular phylogeny and evolution of floral characters of Artemisia and allies (Anthemideae, Asteraceae): evidence from nrDNA ETS and ITS sequences', Taxon: international journal of plant taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution, vol. 57, pp. 66-78.

Schönswetter, P & Schneeweiss, G 2008, 'Morphological and geographical evidence are misleading with respect to the phylogenetic position and origin of the narrow endemic polyploid Androsace cantabrica (Primulaceae)', Systematic Botany, vol. 33, pp. 384-389.

Renner, SS, Grimm, G, Schneeweiss, G, Stuessy, T & Ricklefs, RE 2008, 'Rooting and Dating Maples (Acer) with an Uncorrelated-Rates Molecular Clock: Implications for North American/Asian Disjunctions.', Systematic Biology, vol. 57, no. 5, pp. 795-808.

Weiss-Schneeweiss, H , Schneeweiss, G, Stuessy, T, Mabuchi, T, Jang, C-G & Sun, B-Y 2007, 'Chromosomal stasis in diploids contrasts with genome restructuring in auto- and allopolyploid taxa of Hepatica (Ranunculaceae)', New Phytologist, vol. 174, no. 3, pp. 669-682.

Suda, J, Weiss-Schneeweiss, H, Tribsch, A, Schneeweiss, G, Travnicek, P & Schönswetter, P 2007, 'Complex distribution patterns of di-, tetra- and hexaploid cytotypes in the European high mountain plant Senecio carniolicus Willd. (Asteraceae)', American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists, vol. 94, no. 8, pp. 1391-1401. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.94.8.1391

Schneeweiss, G 2007, 'Correlated evolution of life history and host range in the non-photosynthetic parasitic flowering plants Orobanche and Phelipanche (Orobanchaceae)', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 471-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01273.x

Park, J-M, Schneeweiss, G & Weiss-Schneeweiss, H 2007, 'Diversity and evolution of Ty1-copia and Ty3-gypsy retroelements in the non-photosynthetic flowering plants Orobanche and Phelipanche (Orobanchaceae)', Gene, vol. 387, pp. 75-86.

Manen, J-F & Schneeweiss, G 2007, 'Horizontal gene transfer of a plastid gene in the non-photosynthetic flowering plants Orobanche and Phelipanche (Orobanchaceae).', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 43, pp. 974-985.

Schneeweiss, G 2007, 'Proposal to reject the name Androsace carnea (Primulaceae)', Taxon: international journal of plant taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution, vol. 56, no. 2, pp. 612-613.

Schönswetter, P, Lachmayer, M, Lettner, C, Prehsler, D, Rechnitzer, S, Reich, D, Sonnleitner, M, Wagner-Lücker, I, Hülber, K , Schneeweiss, G, Travnicek, P & Suda, J 2007, 'Sympatric diploid and hexaploid cytotypes of Senecio carniolicus (Asteraceae) in the Eastern Alps are separated along an altitudinal gradient', Journal of Plant Research, vol. 120, no. 6, pp. 721-725. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10265-007-0108-x

Schönswetter, P & Schneeweiss, G 2007, 'Traces of ancient range shifts in a mountain plant group (Androsace halleri complex, Primulaceae)', Molecular Ecology, vol. 16, pp. 3890-3901.

Pany, P, Schönswetter, P, Latzin, S, Hilpold, A, Ehrendorfer-Schratt, L, Sinn, E, Schneeweiss, GM, Englisch, T, Niklfeld, H & Frajman, B 2006, 'Floristic records from Karavanke/Karawanken and Kamniške Alpe/Steiner Alpen (Slovenia and Austria)', Natura Sloveniae, pp. 5-21.

Frajman, B, Schönswetter, P, Latzin, S, Sinn, E, Hilpold, A, Ehrendorfer-Schratt, L, Schneeweiss, G, Englisch, T & Niklfeld, H 2006, 'Floristic records from Karavanke/ Karawanken and Kamniske Alpe/Steiner Alpen (Slovenia and Austria)', Natura Sloveniae, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 5-21.

Weiss-Schneeweiss, H, Greilhuber, J & Schneeweiss, G 2006, 'Genome size evolution in holoparasitic Orobanche (Orobanchaceae) and related genera', American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists, vol. 93, no. 1, pp. 148-156.

Kovacic, S, Liber, Z, Eddie, WMM & Schneeweiss, G 2006, 'Phylogeny and biogeography of isophyllous species of Campanula (Campanulaceae) in the Mediterranean area.', Systematic Botany, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 862-880.

Pany, P, Schneeweiss, GM, Burger, M, Fojtlin, H, Mayr, E-M & Sehr, E-M 2005, 'Positive Wechselwirkungen zwischen Polsterpflanzen und Persicaria vivipara (Polygonaceae) in den österreichischen Alpen', Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen-Gesellschaft in Österreich, vol. 142, pp. 17-25.

Schneeweiss, G, Carlon, L, Gómez Casares, G, Sanchez Pedraja, O, Moreno Moral, G & Lainz, M 2005, 'Más, a propósito de algunas Orobanche L. y Phelipanche Pomel (Orobanchaceae) del oeste del Paleártico', Documentos / Jardín Botánico Atlántico, vol. 3, pp. 1-71.

Schneeweiss, G, Palomeque, T, Colwell, AE & Weiss-Schneeweiss, H 2004, 'Chromosome numbers and karyotype evolution in holoparasitic Orobanche (Orobanchaceae) and related genera', American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists, vol. 91, pp. 439-448.

Schneeweiss, G, Schönswetter, P, Kelso, S & Niklfeld, H 2004, 'Complex biogeographic patterns in Androsace (Primulaceae) and related genera: evidence from phylogenetic analyses of nuclear ITS and plastid trnL-F sequences', Systematic Biology, vol. 53, pp. 856-876.

Manen, J-F, Habashi, C, Jeanmonod, D, Park, J-M & Schneeweiss, G 2004, 'Phylogeny and intraspecific variability of holoparasitic Orobanche (Orobanchaceae) inferred from plastid rbcL sequences', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 33, pp. 482-500.

Schneeweiss, G, Park, J-M, Jang, C-G & Stuessy, T 2004, 'Phylogeny of holoparasitic Orobanche (Orobanchaceae) inferred from nuclear ITS-sequences', Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 30, pp. 465-478.

Schönswetter, P, Tribsch, A, Schneeweiss, G & Niklfeld, H 2003, 'Disjunctions in relict alpine plants: Phylogeography of Androsace brevis and A. wulfeniana (Primulaceae)', Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, vol. 141, pp. 437-446.

Schneeweiss, G, Schönswetter, P, Tribsch, A, Hilpold, A, Latzin, S, Ehrendorfer-Schratt, L & Niklfeld, H 2003, 'Floristische Neufunde aus den Hohen Tauern', Neilreichia, vol. 2-3, pp. 251-260.

Schneeweiss, H & Schneeweiss, G 2003, 'Karyological investigations of selected angiosperms from Georgia and Azerbaidjan', Acta Biologica Cracoviensia. Botanica, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 49-56.

Schneeweiss, G & Weiss-Schneeweiss, H 2003, 'Polyploidy in Aeginetia indica L. (Orobanchaceae)', Cytologia: international journal of cytogenetics and cell biology, vol. 68, pp. 15-17.

Schneeweiss, G, Schönswetter, P, Tremetsberger, K & Ehrendorfer-Schratt, L 2003, Vegetation. in H Wiesbauer (ed.), Naturkundliche Bedeutung und Schutz ausgewählter Sandlebensräume in Niederösterreich: Bericht zum LIFE-Projekt "Pannonische Sanddünen" . Amt d. NÖ Landesregierung, Abt. Naturschutz, St. Pölten.

Schneeweiss, H, Dobes, C, Schneeweiss, G & Greimler, J 2002, 'Occurrence of tetraploid and hexaploid cytotypes between and within populations in Dianthus sect. Plumaria (Caryophyllaceae)', New Phytologist, vol. 156, pp. 85-94.

Schneeweiss, H & Schneeweiss, G 2001, 'Chromosome number and ploidy level of Androsace maxima (Primulaceae) in Austria', Neilreichia, vol. 1, pp. 177-180.

Schönswetter, P, Schneeweiss, G, Wittmann, H, Tribsch, A & Wiedermann, M 2001, 'Equisetum arvense subsp. boreale auct. eur. (Equisetaceae) - ein bisher übersehenes, arktisch-alpines Florenelement der Alpen', Neilreichia, vol. 1, pp. 149-164. <https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/NEIL_1_0149-0164.pdf>

Essl, F, Eichberger, C, Hülber, K, Justin, C, Ott, C, Pürstinger, G, Schneeweiss, G, Schönswetter, P, Staudinger, M, Stöhr, O, Tribsch, A & Turner, B 2001, 'Funde bemerkenswerter Gefäßpflanzen in den Mollner Kalkvoralpen, dem mittleren Steyrtal und dem oberen Kremstal (Oberösterreich)', Beiträge zur Naturkunde Oberösterreichs, vol. 10, pp. 449-476. <https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/BNO_0010_0449-0476.pdf>

Schönswetter, P, Schneeweiss, G & Englisch, T 2000, 'Das Saxifragetum blepharophyllae, eine neue endemische Gesellschaft der östlichen Zentralalpen: Bindeglied zwischen Drabion hoppeanae und Androsacion alpinae? Ein Bindeglied zwischen Drabion hoppeanae und Androsacion alpinae?', Tuexenia : Mitteilungen d. Floristisch-Soziologischen Arbeitsgemeinschaft, vol. 20, pp. 231-258.

Schneeweiss, G 2000, 'Die kurzlebigen Arten der Gattung Alyssum (Brassicaceae) in Österreich', Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien: Serie B: Botanik und Zoologie, vol. 102B, pp. 389-407.

Ehrendorfer-Schratt, L, Tribsch, A, Schneeweiss, G, Schönswetter, P, Staudinger, M & Greimler, J 2000, 'Weitere Floristische Funde aus Kärnten', Wulfenia : Mitteilungen des Kärntner Botanikzentrums Klagenfurt, vol. 7, pp. 27-39.

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