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. 2012 Sep 12;12:178. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-178

Table 2.

Means and standard errors of phenotypic traits related to flower morphology in pure O. militaris, pure O. purpurea and the hybrid zone

Flower trait Orchis militaris Hybrid zone O. purpurea
Spur length
4.97 ± 0.09a
5.28 ± 0.09a
5.92 ± 0.16b
Spur width
1.87 ± 0.03b
1.66 ± 0.03a
2.38 ± 0.07c
Length outer perianth segment
12.97 ± 0.13a
10.66 ± 0.13b
8.97 ± 0.23c
Width outer perianth segment
4.62 ± 0.07ab
4.77 ± 0.07b
4.30 ± 0.12a
Length torso
10.05 ± 0.12a
9.58 ± 0.12a
8.62 ± 0.17b
Width torso
1.75 ± 0.08a
2.90 ± 0.08b
4.05 ± 0.15c
Length arm
8.05 ± 0.18a
10.10 ± 0.18b
8.81 ± 0.22a
Width arm
1.07 ± 0.05a
1.83 ± 0.05b
1.99 ± 0.08b
Length leg
10.94 ± 0.20a
13.36 ± 0.20b
11.39 ± 0.20a
Width leg
2.98 ± 0.13a
4.49 ± 0.13b
5.46 ± 0.17c
Width labellum 8.07 ± 0.24a 11.14 ± 0.24b 12.14 ± 0.33b

All values are given in mm. Values with different letters in superscripts are significantly different at the α = 0.05 level.