Table 1.
The 12 ruderal study species used in our reciprocal transplant experiment between the Konstanz and Potsdam regions of Germany. Standardized species names were obtained from The Plant List (http://www.theplantlist.org/)
| Family | Species | Statusa | Growth formb | Life formb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaranthaceae | Amaranthus retroflexus L. | Non‐native | Annual | Therophyte |
| Chenopodium album L. | Native | Annual | Therophyte | |
| Asteraceae | Erigeron canadensis L. | Non‐native | Annual | Therophyte/hemicryptophyte |
| Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. | Non‐native | Biennial | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Lactuca serriola L. | Native | Annual | Therophyte/hemicryptophyte | |
| Senecio vulgaris L. | Native | Annual | therophyte/hemicryptophyte | |
| Sonchus oleraceus (L.) L. | Native | Annual | Therophyte/hemicryptophyte | |
| Tripleurospermum inodorum (L.) Sch.Bip. | Native | Annual | Therophyte/hemicryptophyte | |
| Plantaginaceae | Veronica persica Poir. | Non‐native | Annual | Therophyte/hemicryptophyte |
| Plantago major L. | Native | Perennial (plurienn‐pollakanth) | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Solanaceae | Datura stramonium L. | Non‐native | Annual | Therophyte |
| Solanum nigrum L. | Native | Annual | Therophyte |
a
Data on the native status of species were obtained from FloraWeb (Bundesamt für Naturschutz).
b
Data on growth form and life form were obtained from the BiolFlor database (Kühn, Durka, & Klotz, 2004).