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. 2008 Aug 6;3(8):e2897. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002897

Table 1. Plant species analyzed within this study.

Common name Botanical name Emergence Tissue RCI (avg) St. Dev Exp rep No. Exp Accuracy Total Error Total error %
Avicel Synthetic cellulose 65.80 2.20 2 1.97 4.17 6.3
Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Ordovician Leaf 18.18 0.89 2 0.91 1.80 9.9
Lance leaf sundew Drosera adelae Cretaceous Leaf 31.75 1.04 2 1.59 2.63 8.3
Monkey puzzle Araucaria araucana Jurassic Leaf 33.33 1 1.67 1.67 5.0
Buddhist pine Podocarpus macrophyllus Permian Leaf 33.93 1 1.70 1.70 5.0
Australian tree fern Sphaeopterus cooperi Mid devonian Leaf 35.24 0.76 2 1.76 2.52 7.2
Horsetail Equisetum hyemale Carboniforous Leaf 37.50 0.45 2 1.88 2.33 6.2
Burro tail Sedum morganianum Carboniforous Leaf 40.00 0.49 2 2.00 2.49 6.2
Cycad Queen Sago Cycas circinalis Jurassic Leaf 41.11 0.89 2 2.06 2.95 7.2
Cyrus spp Epiphyllum oxypetalum Cretaceous Leaf 41.76 1 2.09 2.09 5.0
Plumosa fern Asparagus setaceus Cretaceous Leaf 46.15 1 2.31 2.31 5.0
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Devonian/carboniforous Whole plant 48.94 0.31 12 2.45 2.76 5.6
Cast iron plant Aspidistra elatior Cretaceous Leaf 48.75 1 2.44 2.44 5.0
Switch grass Kan Low Panicum virgatum Cretaceous Leaf 55.54 0.64 3 2.78 3.42 6.2
Switch grass Cave Rock Panicum virgatum Cretaceous Leaf 55.54 0.40 3 2.78 3.18 5.7
Sweet Sorghum Sorghum bicolor Cretaceous Leaf 55.54 1 2.78 2.78 5.0
Arundo donax Arundo donax Cretaceous Leaf 53.57 1 2.68 2.68 5.0
Giant Miscanthus Miscanthus giganteus Cretaceous Leaf 57.9 1 2.90 2.90 5.0
Sweet Miscanthus Miscanthus saccharifolia Cretaceous Leaf 52.2 1 2.61 2.61 5.0
Flame Miscanthus Miscanthus sinescens Cretaceous Leaf 55.2 1 2.76 2.76 5.0
Eastern gamagrass PMK24 Tripsacum dactyloides Cretaceous Leaf 55.7 1 2.79 2.79 5.0
Eastern gamagrass Meade Tripsacum dactyloides Cretaceous Leaf 55.9 1 2.80 2.80 5.0
Eastern gamagrass Jackson Tripsacum dactyloides Cretaceous Leaf 56.3 1 2.82 2.82 5.0
Indian gamagrass Cheynne Sorghastrum nutans Cretaceous Leaf 52.1 1 2.61 2.61 5.0
Big Bluestem KAW Andropogon gerardii Cretaceous Leaf 58.5 1 2.93 2.93 5.0
Big Bluestem KYAG09 Andropogon gerardii Cretaceous Leaf 55.6 1 2.78 2.78 5.0
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Cretaceous Ball Milled 22.14 0.22 2 1.11 1.33 6.0
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Cretaceous Whole plant (Grind) 48.94 0.36 3 2.45 2.81 5.7
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Cretaceous Stem (Mature) 54.79 0.83 3 2.74 3.57 6.5
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Cretaceous Rosette (Mature) 41.99 3.21 3 2.10 5.31 12.6
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Cretaceous Root (Mature) 53.42 0.42 3 2.67 3.09 5.8
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Cretaceous Stem+wind (3 wk) 52.08 1.23 3 2.60 3.83 7.4
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Cretaceous Stem−wind (3 wk) 55.80 0.38 3 2.79 3.17 5.7
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Cretaceous Leaf+wind (3 wk) 42.02 0.88 3 2.10 2.98 7.1
Arabidopsis Arabidopsis thaliana Cretaceous Leaf−wind (3 wk) 42.64 0.98 3 2.13 3.11 7.3
Pea Pisum sativum Cretaceous Hypocotyl Dark (7 d) 23.07 1.54 3 1.15 2.69 11.7
Pea Pisum sativum Cretaceous Hypocotyl Light (7 d) 26.86 1.18 3 1.34 2.52 9.4

Common and botanical names, evolutionary emergence, tissue used in analysis, relative crystallinity index (RCI), number of samples replicates, standard error among replicates where applicable, experimental accuracy and total error.