Table 4.
Description of the plant life-history data in Dataset 421.
| Column Name | Description | Total entries |
|---|---|---|
| SpeciesID | Unique ID assigned to this entry | 177 |
| TaxonGroup | Broadly categorized taxonomic group | 177 |
| ScientificName | Currently accepted Latin binomial (GBIF) | 177 |
| SubspeciesName | Currently accepted subspecies epithet (GBIF) | 34 |
| CommonName | Currently reported English common name (GBIF) | 144 |
| HabitatType | Marine, Freshwater, Terrestrial. See text for descriptions | 116 |
| Lifespan | Reported only for perennial species. Maximum lifespan value reported or highest value of reported lifespan range (years) | 61 |
| LifeCycle | Annual, Biennial, Perennial, Perennial-Evergreen, Perennial-Deciduous. See text for descriptions | 152 |
| AdultHeight | Maximum height value reported or highest value of reported height range in meters (m) | 145 |
| SelfCompatibility | Indicates whether species is self-compatible | 98 |
| MonoeciousDioecious | Monoecious: individuals bear both male and female flowers; Dioecious: individuals bear either male or female flowers, but not both | 78 |
| Asexual | Indicates whether primary mode of reproduction is asexually | 21 |
| PollinationMode | Primary pollination mode: wind, animal, water | 120 |
| SeedDispMode | Seed dispersal mode: wind, animal, gravity, water, human | 94 |
| MassPerSeed | Fecundity as measured by mass per seed in milligrams (mg) | 83 |
| CANativeStatus | Native/non-native: whether the species is known to be native to the state of California | 164 |
| CAEndemicStatus | Endemic, near-endemic or distributed only in California & Baja California | 62 |
| InvasiveRating | California Invasive Plant Council rating of invasiveness (non-native species only) | 27 |
| CESAStatus | California Endangered Species Act listing status, if any | 18 |
| CNDDBStatus | Heritage rank as defined by the California Natural Diversity Database. See Table 5 for ranking descriptions. | 139 |
| ESAStatus | Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing status, if any | 19 |
| TaxonDataLevel | The taxonomic level at which collected data was obtained, if not for the species or subspecies in question | 63 |
| SpeciesSynonyms | List of species synonyms used to acquire information (GBIF) | 21 |
| Columns 24–37 | Reference sources for trait data |