| 331 |
AGEFLOW_MAX |
First flowering age (years) |
At which age [in years] the plant flowers for the first time? |
Integer number |
|
| 266 |
AGEFLOW_MIN |
First flowering age (years) |
At which age [in years] the plant flowers for the first time? |
Integer number |
|
| 235 |
APOM |
Type of Apomixis |
Apomixis can be pseudogamous or autonomous. In pseudogamy, pollination is necessary, in autonomous apomixis no pollination is needed for seed production |
ApomixisTypes |
|
| 243 |
CATTLE |
Forage value for cattle |
grassland species forage values for cattle |
Forage Values |
|
| 313 |
CHANGE_TENDENCY |
Change tendency |
|
Change tendency classes |
|
| 231 |
CLONAab |
Clonal growth organ above ground |
Categories simplified from the LEDA standards (Knevel et al., unpub. manuscript); conclusions from the Evora workshop (October 2003) |
Clonal Organ above ground |
|
| 230 |
CLONAbel |
Clonal growth organ below ground |
Categories simplified from the LEDA standards (Knevel et al., unpub. manuscript); conclusions from the Evora workshop (October 2003) |
Clonal Organ below ground |
|
| 268 |
CLONRATE |
Nb of offsprings/parent/year (classes) |
Classes for number of shoots generated by parent shoot and per year (from CLO-PLA database) |
Clonal rate classes |
|
| 23 |
CNRATIO |
Individual C:N ratio live matter |
Standard protocol (Cornelissen et al. 2003) |
Float number |
|
| 337 |
C_Plant |
Leaf total carbon concentration |
|
% |
|
| 244 |
DEER |
Forage value for deer |
grassland species forage values for deer |
Forage Values |
|
| 254 |
DIASPTYPE |
Seed/Diaspore Type |
Diaspore types (LEDA categories) |
Diaspore types |
|
| 239 |
DICH |
Dichogamy - 3 classes |
Dichogamy is the temporal separation of sexes: in protogyny the female function precedes the male function, in protandry the male function precedes the female function. In homogamy or adichogamy both functions occur at the same time. |
Dichogamy classes |
|
| 5 |
DISPERSAL_CBNA |
Dispersal Mode |
Unassisted dispersal exist for almost all species. This dispersal mode is specified only when it Is the only one. For dispersal by hoarding, we specified unassisted dispersal because the diaspore falls before being transported, which is not the case |
Dispersal Mode |
|
| 318 |
DISPERSAL_INDK |
Dispersal modes from Flora Indicativa |
10 types derived from Flora Indicativa |
Dispersal modes (Flora Indicativa) |
|
| 336 |
DISPERSAL_VITTOZ |
Dispersal distance by dispersal types |
7 classes |
Disp dist by disp types. Vittoz & Engler |
|
| 238 |
DNA |
DNA content |
The DNA content per genome is constant and characteristic within species. The C-value (1C-value) is the DNA amount of the unreplicated haploid chromosome complement (pg). Within species or narrow taxa the DNA content is linearly correlated with chrom |
DNA content |
|
| 308 |
DOM_IN_SITU |
Dominance in situ |
|
Dominance in situ |
|
| 310 |
ECOLOGICAL_GRP |
Ecological groups |
|
Ecological groups types |
|
| 272 |
ELLENBERG_CONT |
Ellenberg indicator value continentality |
Ellenberg indicator value for continentality (between 1 and 9. x = indifferent) |
Ellenberg indicator value |
|
| 261 |
ELLENBERG_LITE |
Ellenberg indicator value light |
Ellenberg indicator value for light (between 1 and 9. x = indifferent) |
Ellenberg indicator value |
|
| 262 |
ELLENBERG_MOIST |
Ellenberg indicator value moisture |
Ellenberg indicator value for moisture (between 1 and 12. x = indifferent) |
Ellenberg indicator value |
|
| 260 |
ELLENBERG_NIT |
Ellenberg indicator value nitrogen |
Ellenberg indicator value for nitrogen (between 1 and 9. x = indifferent) |
Ellenberg indicator value |
|
| 263 |
ELLENBERG_PH |
Ellenberg indicator value pH |
Ellenberg indicator value for pH (between 1 and 9. x = indifferent) |
Ellenberg indicator value |
|
| 270 |
ELLENBERG_SALT |
Ellenberg indicator value salt |
Ellenberg indicator value for salt tolerance (between 1 and 9. x = indifferent) |
Ellenberg indicator value |
|
| 271 |
ELLENBERG_TEMP |
Ellenberg indicator value temperature |
Ellenberg indicator value for temperature (between 1 and 9. x = indifferent) |
Ellenberg indicator value |
|
| 9 |
ENDEM |
Endemism |
CBNA classes: are considered endemic plants presents in only one massif (plants from Vercors and Appenins are not considered endemic |
Endemism |
|
| 329 |
FECUN_HERB |
Fecundity herbaceous (CBNA) |
|
seeds per m² |
|
| 330 |
FECUN_WOODY |
Fecundity woody (CBNA) |
|
seeds per m² |
|
| 324 |
FLONSET_BEG |
First month of flowering |
|
Month |
|
| 325 |
FLONSET_END |
Last month of flowering |
|
Month |
|
| 283 |
FRUIT |
Fruit type classes |
|
Fruits classes |
|
| 326 |
GEO_DISTRIB |
Geographic distribution |
|
Geographic region |
|
| 276 |
GERMRATE |
Seed Germination Rate |
|
% |
|
| 284 |
GERMREQ |
Germination Requirements |
Factors inducing germination, factors can be multiple for 1 species |
Germination factors |
|
| 242 |
GRAZ |
Grazing Tolerance |
Grassland Species grazing tolerance |
Tolerance |
|
| 273 |
GROWTHF |
Growth Form 4 Classes |
4 classes to describe the growth form type |
growth form |
|
| 322 |
HABITAT |
Habitat |
Natural habitat where the specie can be found |
Habitat type (Flora Indicativa) |
|
| 311 |
IMMIG_INVASIV |
Immigration, invasiveness |
Type and time of immigration, invasiveness of neophytes |
Immigration, invasiveness |
|
| 280 |
INFLO_DETAIL |
Inflorescence Types - Detail |
Detailed types of inflorescence |
Inflorescences-Detail |
|
| 281 |
INFLO_SIMPLE |
Inflorescences Types - Simple |
Simple types of inflorescence |
Inflorescences-Simple |
|
| 246 |
L_ANAT |
Leaf Anatomy Classes |
Leaf anatomy reflects main structures within a leaf to fulfil specific tasks (e.g. aeration, water storage, supporting tissues). |
Leaf Anatomy |
|
| 302 |
LANDOLT_AER |
Landolt aeration indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for aeration |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 303 |
LANDOLT_AER_VAR |
Landolt aeration indicator -range of variation- (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 287 |
LANDOLT_CONT |
Landolt continentality indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for continentality (Flora indicativa protocol) |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 288 |
LANDOLT_CONT_VAR |
Landolt continentality indicator - range of variation - (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 299 |
LANDOLT_HEAVYMET |
Landolt heavy metal tolerance indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for heavy metal tolerance (Flora Indicativa protocol) |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 300 |
LANDOLT_HUMUS |
Landolt humus indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for humus (Flora Indicativa protocol) |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 301 |
LANDOLT_HUMUS_VAR |
Landolt humus indicator -range of variation- (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 289 |
LANDOLT_LITE |
Landolt light indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for light (Flora Indicativa protocol) |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 290 |
LANDOLT_LITE_VAR |
Landolt light indicator - range of variation - (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 291 |
LANDOLT_MOIST |
Landolt moisture indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for moisture (Flora Indicativa protocol) |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 292 |
LANDOLT_MOIST_VAR |
Landolt moisture indicator - range of variation - (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 293 |
LANDOLT_MOISTVAR |
Landolt moisture variability (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 296 |
LANDOLT_NIT |
Landolt nutrients indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for nutrients (Flora Indicativa protocol) |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 297 |
LANDOLT_NIT_VAR |
Landolt nutrients indicator - range of variation - (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 294 |
LANDOLT_REAC |
Landolt reaction indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for reaction (Flora Indicativa protocol) |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 295 |
LANDOLT_REAC_VAR |
Landolt reaction indicator - range of variation - (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 298 |
LANDOLT_SALT |
Landolt salt tolerance indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for salt tolerance (Flora Indicativa protocol) |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 285 |
LANDOLT_TEMP |
Landolt temperature indicator (Flora Indicativa) |
Landolt indicator value for temperature (Flora indicativa protocol) |
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 286 |
LANDOLT_TEMP_VAR |
Landolt temperature indicator - range of variation - (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Landolt indicator value |
|
| 192 |
L_ANGLE |
Leaf Angle |
Average over 30 green leaves randomly sampled. Angle is measured with a protractor |
Celsius degree |
|
| 109 |
L_AREA |
Leaf Area (without rehydratation) |
Scanner with MIDB software |
cm² |
|
| 333 |
L_AREA_(without_pet) |
Leaf Area (with rehydratation) |
Scanned with CL-202 Portable Laser Leaf Area Meter |
cm² |
|
| 86 |
LATSPR |
Lat Spread |
Maximal dimension of the projected foliage on the ground. Need to delineate clonal individual witin the vegtetation matrix. |
Length (cm) |
|
| 159 |
LCCp |
Leaf Carbon concentration (without petiole) |
If leaf nitrogen is determined with an elemental analyzer, this element is measured at the same time. Therefore, follow the same protocol as described for leaf nitrogen (cf. Cornelissen et al. 2003) |
mg g-1 |
|
| 48 |
LD13C |
Ldelta13C |
Standard protocol (mass spectrometer: cf. Cornelissen et al. 2003) |
%o |
|
| 42 |
LD15N |
Ldelta15N |
Leaves sampled as described in Cornelissen et al. (2003). For delta15N measurements, see e.g. Handley & Scrimgeour (1997: Advances in Ecological Research, 27: 133-212) |
%o |
|
| 161 |
LDMC |
Leaf dry matter content, with petiole if it exists, without rehydration |
Standard protocol (Cornelissen et al. 2003) with petiole if it existing, without rehydration |
mg g-1 |
|
| 163 |
LDMCp |
Leaf dry matter content (without petioles) |
Standard protocol without petioles (Cornelissen et al. 2003) |
mg g-1 |
|
| 162 |
LDMCst |
Leaf dry matter content (standard) |
Standard protocol (Cornelissen et al. 2003) |
mg g-1 |
|
| 112 |
L_DRYM |
Leaf Dry mass |
Dried and Weighed |
Weight (g) |
|
| 247 |
L_FORM |
Leaf Form Classes |
|
Leaf Form |
|
| 111 |
L_FRESHM |
Leaf Fresh mass |
Weighed |
Weight (g) |
|
| 2 |
LHIST_CBNA |
Life History |
Raunkiaer categories (CBNA classes) |
Life History |
|
| 315 |
LHIST_INDK |
Life history |
20 types from Flora Indicativa |
Life form types (Flora Indicativa) |
|
| 248 |
LIFESPAN |
Life Span |
The life span refers not only to the classes of actual life span (annuals, biennials, perennials), but also to the number of generative reproductions. Here we distinguish if a species flowers and fruits only once and then dies or if it may repeatedly |
Life Span |
|
| 269 |
LKC |
Leaf Potassium Content |
Leaf Potassium Content |
mg g-1 |
|
| 251 |
L_LONG |
Longevity classes |
"Leaf persistence" is a coarse classification of how long a leaf persists on a plant from emergence until cast. |
Longevity classes |
|
| 169 |
LNCp |
Leaf nitrogen concentration (without petiole) |
Standard protocol (Cornelissen et al. 2003) without petiole |
mg g-1 |
|
| 168 |
LNCst |
Leaf nitrogen concentration (standard) |
Standard protocol (Cornelissen et al. 2003) |
mg g-1 |
|
| 165 |
LPC |
Leaf phosphorus concentration (with petiole where exists) |
Total phosphorus. Molybdenum blue colorimetry (cf Allen, S.E., ed. 1989: Chemical Analysis of Ecological Material, 2nd Edition. Blackwell, Oxford, UK) |
mg g-1 |
|
| 166 |
LPCp_molyb |
Leaf phosphorus concentration (without petiole) Molybdenum |
Total phosphorus. Molybdenum blue colorimetry (cf Allen, S.E., ed. 1989: Chemical Analysis of Ecological Material, 2nd Edition. Blackwell, Oxford, UK) |
mg g-1 |
|
| 319 |
LPERST |
Leaf persistence (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Persistence (Flora Indicativa) |
|
| 187 |
L_THICK |
Leaf Thickness |
0.01mm accuracy. Mean of 10 fresh leaves. |
Length (mm) |
|
| 340 |
L_T_STRENGTH |
Leaf tensile strength |
|
NN/mm-1 |
|
| 312 |
MAN_INFLUENCE |
Man influence |
|
Man influence classes |
|
| 328 |
MAX_AGE_CBNA |
Maximum age (CBNA) |
|
Maximum age (years) |
|
| 323 |
MAX_AGE_INDK |
Maximum age (Flora Indicativa) |
|
Maximum age (years) |
|
| 309 |
MEDIC_POISON_FX |
Medical & poisoning effects |
|
Medical & poisoning effects |
|
| 241 |
MOW_TOLERANCE |
Mowing tolerance |
Grassland species mowing tolerance |
Tolerance |
|
| 306 |
MOW_TOLERANCE_INDK |
Mowing tolerance |
|
Mowing tolerance classes |
|
| 264 |
MYCORR |
Mycorrhiza type |
presence / abscence and type of mycorrhiza |
Mycorrhiza type |
|
| 3 |
NATURAL |
Naturality |
Naturality is considered from an alpine point of view (CBNA territory). A plant will be considered indigenous if it is indegenous in a small part of the territory, even if it is exogenous in other parts |
Naturality |
|
| 236 |
NBCHROM |
Basic Chromosome Number |
n (<> 2n) |
Integer number |
|
| 338 |
N_PLANT |
Leaf total nitrogen concentration |
|
% |
|
| 7 |
NUTR |
Nutrition type |
CBNA: hemiparasite, parasite, saprophyte, chlorophyllien |
Nutrition Type |
|
| 339 |
PALATABILITY |
Palatability |
4 Classes |
Integer number |
|
| 275 |
PL_H_MAX_FLORA |
Maximum Plant Height from Flora |
Maximum plant height taken from Flora |
Length (cm) |
|
| 274 |
PL_H_MEAN_FLORA |
Average Plant Height from Flora |
Average plant height taken from Flora |
Length (cm) |
|
| 332 |
PL_H_RANGEMAX_FLORA |
Min-Max Plant height from flora |
Maximum and minimum reported height taken from flora |
Length (cm) |
|
| 96 |
PL_H_RANGEMIN_FLORA |
Min-Max Plant height from flora |
Maximum and minimum reported height taken from flora |
Length (cm) |
|
| 237 |
PLOIDY |
Ploidy level (classes) |
Haploid, diploid, polyploid |
Ploidy level classes |
|
| 327 |
PLOIDY_VALUE |
Ploidy (value) |
|
Integer number |
|
| 101 |
PL_REPR_H |
Reproductive plant height |
Shortest distance from the ground to the top of the heighest reproductive structure, excluding insubstantal photosynthetic structures associated with the leaf. (see Cornelissen et al 2003) |
Length (cm) |
|
| 334 |
PL_REPR_H_ARVES |
Reproductive plant height |
Measured for one individual |
Length (cm) |
|
| 335 |
PL_VEG_H_ARVES |
Vegetative plant height |
Measured for one individual |
Length (cm) |
|
| 93 |
PL_VEG_H_MAX |
Vegetative plant height (maximum) |
Standard protocol (Cornelissen et al. 2003): shortest distance between ground and upper part of photosynthetic organs |
Length (cm) |
|
| 97 |
PL_VEG_H_MEAN |
Vegetative plant height (mean) |
Standard protocol (Cornelissen et al. 2003): shortest distance between ground and average upper part of photosynthetic organs |
Length (cm) |
|
| 227 |
POLL |
Pollination Mode |
Categories settled at the Evora workshop (October 2003) |
Pollination Mode |
|
| 321 |
POLL_2ND |
Secondary pollination mode (Flora Indicativa) |
mode of inferior importance |
Pollination_mode (Flora Indicativa) |
|
| 320 |
POLL_MAIN |
Main pollination mode (Flora Indicativa) |
main mode |
Pollination_mode (Flora Indicativa) |
|
| 252 |
REPROD |
Reproduction type |
Reproduction can be by seed or vegetatively. |
reproduction classes |
|
| 316 |
REPROD_INDK |
Reproduction Type (Flora Indicativa) |
14 types from Flora Indicativa |
Reproduction classes (Flora Indicativa) |
|
| 259 |
REPSTRAT |
Reproductive strategy |
Description of number of reproductive events in the life cycle |
Reproductive strategy |
|
| 305 |
ROOT_DEPTH |
Root depth classes |
|
Root depth |
|
| 250 |
ROOTMET |
Root Metamorphoses classes |
Root metamorphoses are modifications of the shoot. However this does not simply mean a transformation of the shape during growth and ageing, but is the development of different structures for special tasks (e.g. dispersal, storage) from comparable ti |
Root metamorphoses |
|
| 245 |
ROSET |
Rosette classes |
Rosettes develop through the absence of shoot elongation between the nodes. Thus, the leaves grow densely (usually) at the shoot base. |
Rosettes |
|
| 257 |
SEEDH |
Seed Height |
Height (sometimes regarded as thickness) is the shortest axis perpendicular to the length axis and perpendicularto the width axis. |
Length (mm) |
|
| 255 |
SEEDL |
Seed Length |
The length of a seed is regarded as the longest dimension, no matter if it is equivalent tothe morphological length. For instance the propagules in some Caryophyllaceae are describedas wider than long in identification keys but length should be m |
Length (mm) |
|
| 307 |
SEED_LONGEVITY |
Seed longevity |
|
Seed longevity classes |
|
| 153 |
SEEDM |
Seed Mass (standard) |
Preparation and weighing of seeds as in Cornelissen et al. (2003) |
Weight (mg) |
|
| 253 |
SEEDPROD |
Seed Production Types |
Seed production is either sexual (amphimicitc) or apomictic. In amphimixis, one of the pollen sperm nuclei unites with the egg cell and form the zygote. The other unites with the polar nuclei and forms the endosperm |
Seed production |
|
| 256 |
SEEDW |
Seed Width |
The width is defined as the widest axis perpendicular to the length axis (length of a seed is regarded as the longest dimension). |
Length (mm) |
|
| 148 |
SLA |
Specific Leaf Area, with petiole if it exists, without rehydration |
Standard protocol (Cornelissen et al. 2003) with petiole if it existing, without rehydration |
m² kg-1 |
|
| 150 |
SLAp |
Specific leaf area (without petioles) |
Standard protocol without petioles (Cornelissen et al. 2003) |
m² kg-1 |
|
| 147 |
SLAst |
Specific leaf area (standard) |
Standard protocol (Cornelissen et al. 2003) |
m² kg-1 |
|
| 304 |
STORAGE_ORGANS |
Storage Organs types |
|
Storage organs types |
|
| 240 |
STRAT |
Strategy type |
8 classes following the GRIME system |
Strategies |
|
| 314 |
STRAT_INDK |
Ecological strategies |
10 types derived from Flora Indicativa |
Ecological strategy types |
|
| 267 |
TAPROOT |
Primary Root Survival |
Primary root survival over entire plant-life span (yes/no) |
Boolean |
|
| 249 |
VEG_DISP |
Propagation and Dispersal Modes |
Besides sexual (generative) propagation and dispersal with generative diaspores, many plant species are able to propagate and disperse asexually (vegetatively). |
Vegetative propagation |
|
| 317 |
VEG_DISP_INDK |
Vegetative Propagation and Dispersal (Flora Indicativa) |
14 types derived from Flora Indicativa |
Vegetative propagation & dispersal types |
|
| 282 |
WOODY |
Woodyness Classes |
Gradient herbaceous-woody |
Woodyness classes |
|
