Table 1.
Basic information on species used in the glasshouse experiment. Family, carbohydrate concentration ranges (%) and genome size category (following Leitch et al., 1998) are shown. Genome size categories: very small = 1C < 1.4 pg; small = 1.4 < 1C < 3.5 pg; intermediate = 3.5 < 1C < 14 pg; 1 pg = 978 Mb. TNC = total non-structural carbohydrates
| Species | Family | TNC | Mono- and disaccharides | Starch | Water-soluble reserves | Genome size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achillea millefolium | Asteraceae | 49.4, 62.1 | 0.9, 1.4 | 0.1, 0.5 | 47.7, 60.8 | Intermediate |
| Achillea nobilis | Asteraceae | 28.5, 39.5 | 1.4, 1.9 | 0.1, 0.3 | 26.8, 37.9 | Small |
| Artemisia absinthium | Asteraceae | 41.6, 52.4 | 1.6, 1.8 | 0.2, 2.8 | 39.8, 50.3 | Intermediate |
| Artemisia campestris | Asteraceae | 44.7, 52.8 | 1.5, 2.3 | 0.1, 0.8 | 42.5, 51.1 | Intermediate |
| Centaurea jacea | Asteraceae | 46.0, 57.3 | 1.6, 2.5 | 0.1, 0.8 | 44.0, 55.4 | Small |
| Centaurea pseudophrygia | Asteraceae | 37.5, 51.9 | 1.5, 2.5 | 0.08, 0.1 | 35.3, 49.6 | Very small |
| Hypericum maculatum | Hypericaceae | 10.2, 14.9 | 3.3, 4.1 | 4.8, 8.8 | 1.8, 2.5 | Very small |
| Hypericum perforatum | Hypericaceae | 7.4, 10.7 | 2.3, 4.1 | 2.3, 5.4 | 1.6, 2.1 | Very small |
| Inula britannnica | Asteraceae | 50.5, 61.0 | 1.5, 3.4 | 0.2, 0.3 | 48.7, 59.2 | Small |
| Inula salicina | Asteraceae | 42.9, 54.3 | 1.0, 2.1 | 0.3, 0.4 | 41.3, 52.7 | Small |
| Pilosella lactucella | Asteraceae | 39.0, 43.2 | 2.1, 2.5 | 0.1, 0.7 | 36.6, 40.5 | Small |
| Pilosella officinarum | Asteraceae | 31.0, 44.1 | 2.2, 3.7 | 0.1, 0.3 | 28.5, 41.0 | Small |
| Plantago maritima | Plantaginaceae | 41.1, 50.1 | 4.3, 5.5 | 2.0, 4.1 | 33.9, 42.8 | Very small |
| Plantago media | Plantaginaceae | 39.8, 49.1 | 3.8, 8.7 | 3.1, 10.8 | 27.2, 39.7 | Small |
| Senecio erraticus | Asteraceae | 53.6, 71.1 | 2.1, 4.3 | 0.02, 0.1 | 51.4, 68.6 | Small |
| Senecio jacobaea | Asteraceae | 62.5, 72.7 | 3.1, 5.3 | 0.04, 0.8 | 58.8, 68.8 | Intermediate |
| Silene vulgaris | Caryophyllaceae | 8.2, 20.2 | 1.0, 3.6 | 0.02, 0.8 | 6.7, 15.9 | Very small |
| Trifolium pratense | Fabaceae | 29.4, 38.3 | 1.6, 2.9 | 27.1, 34.9 | 0.7, 1.2 | Very small |
| Trifolium repens | Fabaceae | 10.6, 28.3 | 1.7, 3.1 | 7.8, 24.0 | 1.1, 1.4 | Very small |