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Table 3.

Seasonal and site effects on inflorescence number, flower number and fruit/flower ratio in G. beadleana*

Site
Eastern Binghi Guy Fawkes River National Park
Character Season 1 Season 2 Season 1 Season 2
Number of inflorescences per plant 51·2 ± 6·8 (47)b 4·1 ± 1·0 (20)a 5·4 ± 1·8 (11)a
Number of flowers per inflorescence 68·4 ± 5·8 (42)a 90·8 ± 2·8 (104)b 62·1 ± 3·8 (23)a 53·5 ± 2·5 (54)a
Fruit/flower 0·1 ± 0·05 (21)a 0·02 ± 0·005 (26)b 0·007 ± 0·003 (10)c 0·02 ± 0·004 (21)b

* Each value is the mean number or ratio ± standard error, with the sample size shown in parentheses.     † Season 1 = 1995–96; Season 2 = 1996–97.     Within characters, values followed by different superscript letters differ significantly at P < 0·05.