Aliso is a peer-reviewed

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 journal

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 that publishes original research on plant taxonomy

Taxonomy

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 and evolutionary botany with a worldwide scope, but with a particular focus on the floristics of the Western United States

Western United States

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. Aliso, first published in 1948, is the scientific journal of the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

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. The journal is named for the western sycamore, Platanus racemosa, which was commonly called by its Spanish name aliso.