Analysis of Phylogenetic Trees

Our trees did not agree; our hypothesis was that the rhododendron and the mimosa were more closely related, based on their pollen structure. But based on the phylogenetic tree made from the amino acid sequences of each plant species; the mimosa and the day lily are more closely related. The rhododendron is the plant species that is least related to the other two. We trust the amino acid sequence based tree more, because their is actual scientific evidence whereas our hypothesis was mostly guesswork and just observing the pollen of the plant.