Table 3.

Results of analysis of molecular variance for Helianthemum based on chloroplast SSRs data.

Source of variation	d.f.	Sum of squares	Variance components	Percentage of variation (%)
Among populations	14	81.473	0.5608	79.32*
Within populations	137	20.033	0.1462	20.68
Yili Valley vs. western Ordos Plateau
Among geographic regions	1	53.099	0.7002	66.81*
Among populations within regions	13	28.375	0.2017	19.24*
Within populations	137	20.033	0.1462	13.95*
Yili Valley
Among populations	8	21.791	0.2650	93.22
Within populations	83	1.600	0.0192	6.78
western Ordos Plateau
Among populations	5	6.583	0.0983	22.36
Within populations	54	18.433	0.3414	77.64

^*P < 0.001.