Table 1.
Osmotic potential at full turgor (Ψosat) and relative water content at the turgor loss point = incipient plasmolysis (RWCTVP) of different poikilohydric species of angiosperms, ferns, mosses and lichens. The references, from which the data were obtained, are also listed
| Species name | Ψosat (‐MPa) | RWCTVP (%) | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angiosperms | |||
| Dicotyledons | |||
| Myrothamnus flabellifolia | 1.92 | 90 | Beckett (1997) |
| Monocotyledons | |||
| Xerophyta scabrida | 0.55 | ― | Tuba et al. (1994) |
| Xerophyta viscosa | 1.41 | 81 | Beckett (1997) |
| Ferns | |||
| Gymnopteris hispida | 1.3 | ― | Walter & Stadelmann (1974) |
| Cheilanthes lindheimeri | 2.4 | ― | ―‖― |
| Trichomanes melanotrichum | 1.77 | 78 | Beckett (1997) |
| Mosses | |||
| Dumortiera hirsuta | 0.38 | 85 | Proctor et al. (1998) |
| Marchantia polymorpha | 0.38 | 60 | ―‖― |
| Conocephalum conicum | 0.54 | 45 | ―‖― |
| Dumortiera hirsuta | 0.59 | 94 | Beckett (1997) |
| Hookeria lucens | 0.95 | 70 | Proctor et al. (1998) |
| Sphagnum girgensohnii | 0.98 | 36 | Hájek & Beckett (2008) |
| Atrichum androgynum | 1.05 | 77 | ―‖― |
| Sphagnum cuspidatum | 1.08 | 62 | ―‖― |
| Sphagnum tenellum | 1.09 | 41 | ―‖― |
| Sphagnum magellanicum | 1.12 | 61 | ―‖― |
| Mnium hornum | 1.21 | 70 | Proctor et al. (1998) |
| Neckera crispa | 1.27 | 65 | ―‖― |
| Sphagnum fuscum | 1.31 | 61 | Hájek & Beckett (2008) |
| Rhytidiadelphus loreus | 1.34 | 70 | Proctor et al. (1998) |
| Tortula ruralis | 1.36 | 75 | ―‖― |
| Antitrichia curtipendula | 1.47 | 65 | ―‖― |
| Andreaea alpina | 1.59 | 70 | ―‖― |
| Anomodon viticulosus | 1.65 | 65 | ―‖― |
| Frullania tamarisci | 1.78 | 60 | ―‖― |
| Porella capensis | 1.89 | 71 | Beckett (1997) |
| Homalothecium lutescens | 2.08 | 70 | Proctor et al. (1998) |
| Polytrichum commune | 2.09 | 75 | ―‖― |
| Plagiomnium rhynchophorum | 2.37 | 55 | Beckett (1997) |
| Lichens | |||
| Peltigera leucophlebia | 0.62 | 70 | Nardini et al. (2013) |
| Peltigera canina | 1.00 | 59 | Beckett (1995) |
| Lobaria scrobiculata | 1.43 | 54 | ―‖― |
| Cladonia convoluta | 1.52 | 60 | Proctor et al. (1998) |
| Peltigera rufescens | 1.55 | 60 | Nardini et al. (2013) |
| Sticta limbata | 1.61 | 51 | Beckett (1995) |
| Ramalina celastri | 1.95 | 44 | ―‖― |
| Roccella hypomecha | 2.19 | 42 | Beckett (1997) |
| Usnea undulata | 2.19 | 46 | Beckett (1995) |
| Pseudocyphellaria aurata | 2.23 | 49 | ―‖― |
| Parmotrema tinctorum | 2.52 | 47 | ―‖― |
| Roccella montagnei | 2.79 | 43 | ―‖― |