From: Studies of life history of Gagea graeca (Liliaceae) based on morphological and molecular methods
Species | G. graeca | n | G. bulbifera | n | G. lutea | n |
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Reference | This study | Beisenova et al. (2015) | ||||
Morphology | ||||||
Bulb size, flowering plants | 3.01 ± 0.63 | 291 | 2.55 ± 0.48 | 291 | 8.94 ± 1.62 | 239 |
Threshold (mm bulb diam.) for | ||||||
Flowers | 2.17 ± 0.05 | 405 | 1.90 ± 0.13 | 417 | 6.94 ± 0.04 | 505 |
Bulbils | 2.80 ± 0.16 | 405 | 4.96 ± 11.39 | 417 | 2.63 ± 0.21 | 505 |
Difference | −0.63 | 405 | −3.06 | 417 | 4.31 | 505 |
Bulbils per plant showing bulbils (range) | 1.01 ± 0.10 (1–2) | 194 | 1.00 ± 0.00 | 26 | 8.65 ± 5.31 (1–23) | 226 |
Average bulbil size | 1.26 ± 0.39 | 194 | 1.11 ± 0.48 | 26 | 1.49 ± 0.42 | 226 |
Switch present? | No | 405 | No | 417 | Yes | 505 |
Seed set | ||||||
Flowers per plant | 1.9 ± 1.1 (1–7) | 177 | 1.4 ± 0.9 (1–9) | 230 | 3.2 ± 1.5 (1–8) | 217 |
Capsules per fruiting plant | 1.2 ± 0.6 (1–4) | 123 | 1.4 ± 0.9 (0–9) | 210 | 3.2 ± 1.5 (0–8) | 216 |
Mean seed weight (µg) | 73 ± 22 | 24 | 80 ± 20 | 10 | 1650 ± 340 | 10 |
Seeds per flowering plant | 68 ± 79 (0–445) | 177 | 119 ± 90 (0–827) | 230 | 41 ± 30 (0–159) | 217 |
Seeds per fruiting plant | 98 ± 77 (0–445) | 123 | 130 ± 86 (0–827) | 210 | 41 ± 30 (0–159) | 216 |
Seeds per capsule | 80 ± 39 (0–184) | 123 | 99 ± 40 (0–224) | 210 | 12 ± 6 (0–33) | 216 |
Resource allocation | ||||||
N-content (µg/mg dry weight) | ||||||
Replacement bulbs | 27.9 ± 2.6 | 9 | 23.9 ± 1.8 | 5 | 8.3 ± 3.5 | 10 |
Seeds | 41.2 ± 6.6 | 24 | 22.1 ± 1.8 | 5 | 25.7 ± 1.9 | 10 |
N investment (%) into | ||||||
Replacement bulbs | 67.1 | 9 | 36.4 | 5 | 25 | 10 |
Vegetative structures | 3.8 | 9 | 21.1 | 5 | ca. 60 | 10 |
Basal bulbils | 3.9 | – | 0.5 | 1 | – | – |
Axillary bulbils | – | – | 4.5 | 5 | – | – |
Seeds | 25.2 | 24 | 36.4 | 5 | > 15 | 10 |
AFLP data | ||||||
Diversity R = (G−1)/(N−1) | 0.95 | 110 | 1.00 | 10 | 0.56 | 141 |
Proportion of clonal plants | 0.09 | 110 | 0.00 | 10 | 0.62 | 141 |