Table 1 Seed morphology characteristics of the 16 species
From: Seed morphology characteristics in relation to seed loss by water erosion in the Loess Plateau
Species | Weight (mg) | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Height (mm) | Surface (mm2) | Volume (mm3) | Density (mg/mm3) | Specific surface (mm2/mg) | FI | Appendix | Surface features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HA | 0.29 | 2.32 | 1.32 | 0.55 | 3.07 | 1.69 | 0.17 | 10.48 | 3.31 | pappus | dense depressed hair |
BB | 6.83 | 19.23 | 0.86 | 0.79 | 16.57 | 13.06 | 0.52 | 2.43 | 12.75 | bur | rough, longitudinally angular |
LD | 2.14 | 3.44 | 2.00 | 0.94 | 6.89 | 6.48 | 0.33 | 3.22 | 2.89 | none | dense pubes |
SV | 21.78 | 4.12 | 3.01 | 2.70 | 12.38 | 33.43 | 0.65 | 0.57 | 1.32 | none | smooth |
RP | 20.22 | 4.84 | 3.49 | 1.78 | 16.90 | 30.06 | 0.67 | 0.84 | 2.34 | none | smooth |
RX | 323.44 | 12.09 | 9.46 | 9.35 | 114.37 | 1069.88 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 1.15 | none | smooth |
CM | 42.40 | 5.81 | 4.60 | 3.86 | 26.68 | 102.91 | 0.41 | 0.63 | 1.35 | none* | smooth |
AS | 1108.79 | 19.42 | 14.80 | 10.19 | 287.41 | 2927.24 | 0.38 | 0.26 | 1.68 | none | obviously reticulate lineate |
BI | 0.08 | 4.70 | 0.54 | 0.32 | 2.53 | 0.81 | 0.10 | 30.71 | 8.16 | none | smooth, pubes |
PS | 4.82 | 7.53 | 1.69 | 0.84 | 12.70 | 10.69 | 0.45 | 2.63 | 5.48 | villus | rough, small angulate |
PO | 13.41 | 5.25 | 3.17 | 2.45 | 16.64 | 40.85 | 0.33 | 1.24 | 1.72 | none | smooth |
PH | 0.92 | 4.79 | 3.37 | 2.24 | 16.16 | 36.22 | 0.03 | 17.48 | 1.82 | wing | rough, nettedvenation |
DM | 1.27 | 2.36 | 1.45 | 0.82 | 3.42 | 2.81 | 0.45 | 2.69 | 2.32 | none | rough |
CF | 2.86 | 4.31 | 2.89 | 0.78 | 12.44 | 9.68 | 0.30 | 4.34 | 4.63 | styles** | rough, dense short fuzz |
RC | 18.48 | 4.78 | 4.37 | 3.81 | 20.89 | 79.50 | 0.23 | 1.13 | 1.20 | none | rough |
DC | 2.64 | 4.10 | 3.14 | 1.85 | 12.87 | 23.83 | 0.11 | 4.88 | 1.95 | setaia | rough, obviously angulate |