Table 1. Congeneric species pairs used in the study and their respective plant traits analysed for their elongation response.
Family | Open-habitat species | Elongation measure | Shaded-habitat species | Elongation measure |
Poaceae | Bromus hordeaceus | internode | Bromus benekenii | internode |
Cyperaceae | Carex ovalis | leaf-sheath | Carex sylvatica | leaf-sheath |
Poaceae | Festuca arundinacea | leaf-sheath | Festuca gigantea | leaf-sheath |
Rosaceae | Geum rivale | petiole | Geum urbanum | petiole |
Polygonaceae | Rumex crispus | petiole | Rumex sanguineus | petiole |
Caryophyllaceae | Silene latifolia | petiole | Silene dioica | petiole |