Information
Ecological parameter: plant life span
Parameter group: life related parameters
Explanation:
The parameter gives information on the life span of species.
LEDA - traitbase,
Database BiolFlor,
supplemented
Classification system: presence/absence
A description of the coding system can be found here Abbreviations/Coding Systems
Abbreviations:
| Category name: | Abbreviations: | Explanation: |
|---|---|---|
| annual | annual | annual species |
| biannual | biannual | biannual species |
| hapaxanth | hapaxanth | species is flowering only once in a lifetime and dies after flowering |
| polyannual | polyannual | perennial species |
| pa < 5 | pa<5 | perennial species, life span 2 to 4 years |
| pa 5 - 50 | pa5-50 | perennial species, life span 5 to 50 years |
| pa > 50 | pa>50 | perennial species, life span more than 50 years |
| Taxagroup | Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage |
|---|---|
| Charophyceae | 23 / 52 - 44.2% |
| Liliopsida | 269 / 361 - 74.5% |
| Lycopsida | 5 / 12 - 41.6% |
| Magnoliopsida | 12 / 20 - 60% |
| Polypodiopsida | 14 / 19 - 73.6% |
| Rosopsida | 331 / 399 - 82.9% |
| Sphenopsida | 8 / 9 - 88.8% |