Table 1. Taxonomic assignments to species within Viridiplantae (green plants), sorted by the mean read counts per million (cpm).
| Taxon | Mean bit score | Mean % identity | Min. cpm | Mean cpm | Max. cpm | CV | Species listed on state flora* | Genus listed on state flora* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melilotus officinalis | 798.6 | 98.3 | 8737.4 | 209000.6 | 767531.5 | 0.7 | Y | Y |
| Sonchus arvensis | 747.4 | 97.3 | 19.0 | 41274.6 | 255622.0 | 1.5 | Y | Y |
| Anemone canadensis | 788.5 | 97.9 | 0.0 | 34900.8 | 341125.1 | 2.2 | Y | Y |
| Artemisia absinthium | 904.3 | 98.5 | 0.0 | 23338.2 | 324582.2 | 2.7 | Y | Y |
| Cirsium arvense | 887.9 | 97.1 | 0.0 | 17932.3 | 241477.1 | 2.4 | Y | Y |
| Brassica nigra | 823.9 | 96.7 | 0.0 | 16021.8 | 319927.2 | 2.8 | Y | Y |
| Brassica oleracea | 891.3 | 94.8 | 0.0 | 13211.7 | 144256.8 | 2.3 | N | Y |
| Bassia scoparia | 909.6 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 11258.3 | 267961.5 | 4.0 | Y | Y |
| Helenium autumnale | 884.3 | 97.6 | 0.0 | 9226.3 | 221665.9 | 4.3 | Y | Y |
| Helianthus petiolaris | 838.5 | 93.2 | 0.0 | 7817.8 | 104791.5 | 2.7 | Y | Y |
| Raphanus sativus | 907.2 | 96.8 | 0.0 | 6023.3 | 209871.7 | 5.0 | Y | Y |
| Spartina pectinata | 912.7 | 98.8 | 0.0 | 5716.0 | 208647.5 | 4.2 | Y | Y |
| Zea mays | 915.1 | 98.1 | 0.0 | 5138.7 | 108385.1 | 3.7 | Y | Y |
| Brassica napus | 898 | 96 | 0.0 | 3520.0 | 39793.1 | 2.5 | N | Y |
| Elaeagnus moorcroftii | 835.2 | 98.1 | 0.0 | 2720.8 | 43779.5 | 3.2 | Y | Y (as E. angustifolia)** |
| Phalaris arundinacea | 829.6 | 97.3 | 0.0 | 2539.3 | 56050.6 | 3.2 | Y | Y |
| Cirsium vulgare | 897.5 | 97.2 | 0.0 | 2395.0 | 89652.4 | 5.4 | Y | Y |
| Cicuta maculata | 824.3 | 99.1 | 0.0 | 1865.5 | 166852.2 | 9.2 | Y | Y |
| Persicaria viscosa | 885.7 | 97.5 | 0.0 | 1837.8 | 52360.7 | 3.5 | N | Y |
| Ratibida peduncularis | 781.5 | 98.2 | 0.0 | 1811.4 | 98762.4 | 6.6 | N | Y |
| Sium suave | 905.3 | 98.5 | 0.0 | 1783.9 | 76437.8 | 5.2 | Y | Y |
| Brassica juncea | 823.9 | 96.4 | 0.0 | 1332.2 | 14822.7 | 2.0 | Y | Y |
| Bolboschoenus caldwellii | 856.5 | 93.6 | 0.0 | 1217.2 | 37829.4 | 4.4 | N | Y |
| Lactuca serriola | 754.3 | 92.4 | 0.0 | 1167.9 | 34928.8 | 4.7 | Y | Y |
| Dalea purpurea | 874.1 | 99.2 | 0.0 | 876.8 | 48457.0 | 6.3 | Y | Y |
| Convolvulus arvensis | 883.2 | 99.5 | 0.0 | 710.5 | 40295.2 | 6.0 | Y | Y |
| Monarda fistulosa | 888.8 | 98.8 | 0.0 | 706.8 | 45577.8 | 7.3 | Y | Y |
| Euphorbia esula | 866.7 | 97.1 | 0.0 | 482.3 | 9708.7 | 3.6 | Y | Y |
| Brassica carinata | 805.3 | 97.4 | 0.0 | 393.0 | 4728.3 | 2.1 | N | Y |
| Heterotheca villosa | 900.2 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 387.6 | 15687.5 | 5.2 | Y | Y |
| Actites megalocarpa | 696 | 95 | 0.0 | 310.4 | 2415.9 | 1.7 | N | N |
| Chamerion angustifolium | 838.9 | 97.3 | 0.0 | 268.4 | 25164.5 | 9.7 | Y | Y |
| Ceratodon purpureus | 925 | 95.9 | 0.0 | 263.7 | 5543.6 | 3.1 | (bryophyte) | (bryophyte) |
| Populus deltoides | 914.5 | 98.6 | 0.0 | 211.9 | 19342.6 | 9.4 | Y | Y |
| Helianthus praecox | 838 | 95.1 | 0.0 | 188.4 | 3145.8 | 2.8 | N | Y |
| Amorpha fruticosa | 702.7 | 98.1 | 0.0 | 152.2 | 6972.9 | 5.5 | Y | Y |
| Arctium lappa | 899 | 97.5 | 0.0 | 144.1 | 4536.4 | 4.4 | Y | Y |
| Imbribryum blandum | 883 | 92.5 | 0.0 | 109.6 | 9459.4 | 8.9 | (bryophyte) | (bryophyte) |
| Lonicera pilosa | 705 | 94.6 | 0.0 | 102.8 | 1389.4 | 2.2 | N | Y |
| Viburnum prunifolium | 862 | 96 | 0.0 | 87.1 | 8026.9 | 9.5 | N | Y |
| Helianthus pauciflorus | 797.5 | 98.1 | 0.0 | 74.0 | 1258.3 | 2.6 | Y | Y |
| Symphoricarpos occidentalis | 752 | 97.7 | 0.0 | 65.4 | 850.9 | 2.5 | Y | Y |
| Trifolium retusum | 859 | 98 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 3825.6 | 6.5 | N | Y |
| Lonicera japonica | 602 | 93.3 | 0.0 | 52.6 | 4526.5 | 8.9 | N | Y |
| Symphyotrichum novae-angliae | 806.3 | 96.1 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 3048.7 | 6.7 | Y | Y |
| Funaria hygrometrica | 913.5 | 94.1 | 0.0 | 42.0 | 3927.2 | 9.6 | (bryophyte) | (bryophyte) |
| Trifolium repens | 828 | 98.3 | 0.0 | 40.4 | 3149.0 | 8.1 | Y | Y |
| Lactuca sibirica | 724 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 1539.4 | 5.5 | N | Y |
| Helianthus occidentalis | 647 | 96.2 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 427.3 | 2.6 | N | Y |
| Eurybia divaricata | 790 | 93.4 | 0.0 | 25.1 | 727.8 | 5.0 | N | Y (as Aster)*** |
| Pseudoroegneria tauri | 925 | 98.9 | 0.0 | 23.6 | 830.9 | 5.3 | N | Y |
| Symphyotrichum cordifolium | 881 | 97.1 | 0.0 | 19.6 | 858.1 | 5.6 | N | Y |
| Sinapis arvensis | 709 | 97.9 | 0.0 | 18.8 | 222.0 | 2.4 | Y | Y |
| Allium stellatum | 862.5 | 96.3 | 0.0 | 16.8 | 1253.0 | 7.7 | Y | Y |
| Phleum pratense | 925 | 96.9 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 1107.8 | 8.1 | Y | Y |
| Pleurozium schreberi | 910 | 98.7 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 459.2 | 5.3 | (bryophyte) | (bryophyte) |
| Elymus repens | 853 | 98.9 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 509.6 | 6.8 | Y | Y |
| Solidago houghtonii | 772 | 97.5 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 143.8 | 3.1 | N | Y |
| Laportea canadensis | 635 | 95.3 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 669.0 | 9.7 | Y | Y |
| Panicum queenslandicum | 762 | 92.5 | 0.0 | 6.9 | 349.8 | 6.6 | N | Y |
cpm = counts per million, CV = coefficient of variation.
*see text for sources.
**Elaeagnus moorcrofti is synonymous with E. angustifolia.
***Aster is currently considered strictly Eurasian. North American relatives have been assigned to new genera including Eurybia [80].