Evaluation of the Spiranthes spiralis Population’s Phenotypic Density in the Plant Community of Medicagini minimae–Festucetum valesiacae Meadows in the Natura 2000 Jiului Corridor Site, Romania (ROSCI0045)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Plant Coenology
3.2. Statistical Analysis of the Morphological Traits of Spiranthes spiralis
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No. of Relevée | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Canopy (%) | 7 | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
Coverage of herbaceous layer (%) | 100 | 100 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 95 |
Area (m2) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Character species of plant community | ||||||||||||
Festuca valesiacae | 4 | 4 | 3–4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3–4 | 4 | 3–4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Medicago falcata | 1 | 1 | + | 1 | 1 | + | + | 1 | + | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Medicago lupulina | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Medicago minima | + | - | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | + |
Festucion valesiacae and Festucetalia valesiacae | ||||||||||||
Artemisia absinthium | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | + |
Cynoglossum officinale | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | + |
Salvia austriaca | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Knautia arvensis | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Reseda lutea | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Falcaria vulgaris | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Lotus corniculatus | - | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Thymus pannonicus | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Astragalus onobrychis | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Senecio jacobaea | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Achillea setacea | - | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Onobrychis viciifolia | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Muscari tenuiflorum | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Linum perenne | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Fragaria viridis | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Anthemis tinctoria | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Chamaecytisus austriacus | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Potentilla arenaria | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Medicagi minima | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Festuco–Brometea | ||||||||||||
Galium verum | + | + | - | + | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | + |
Echium vulgare | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Stachys germanica | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Coronilla varia | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Berteroa incana | - | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Potentilla argentea | + | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | + | + |
Eryngium campestre | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Agrimonia eupatoria | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Scabiosa ochroleuca | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + |
Asperula cynanchica | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Hypericum perforatum | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Euphorbia cyparissias | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Hieracium pilosella | + | - | + | - | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | + |
Trifolium campestre | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Salvia verticillata | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Achillea collina | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Potentilla recta | - | - | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - |
Agrostis capillaris | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | - |
Molinio–Arrhenatheretea | ||||||||||||
Spiranthes spiralis | + | + | +−1 | +−1 | 1 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 |
Vicia carcca | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Trifolium repens | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Taraxacum officinale | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | - |
Lolium perenne | - | - | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - |
Poa pratensis | - | + | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | + |
Dactylis glomerata | + | - | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | + |
Cichorium intybus | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Plantago lanceolata | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | + | - | - | + |
Ononis arvensis | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | + | - |
Rhinanhus minor | + | + | + | - | + | + | +−1 | - | + | +−1 | + | + |
Achillea millefolium | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | - |
Ranunculus repens | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Trifolium fragiferum | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Prunella vulgaris | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | - |
Veronica chamaedrys | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | + | - | - | + |
Centaurea indurata | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - |
Verbena officinalis | - | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Leucanthemum vulgare | + | + | +−1 | + | +−1 | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Potentilla reptans | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | + | + | + | - | + |
Stachys officinalis | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Inula britannica | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Eryngium planum | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Polygonum aviculare | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Stellarietea mediae | ||||||||||||
Lathyrus tuberosus | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - |
Anagallis arvensis | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Carduus acanthoides | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Matricaria perforata | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | + |
Linaria vulgaris | - | + | + | + | - | - | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Bromus arvensis | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | - |
Xanthium strumarium | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | - |
Cardaria draba | + | - | + | + | - | + | - | - | + | - | - | + |
Consolida ragalis | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Picris hieracioides | + | - | - | + | - | - | + | - | + | + | - | + |
Lepidium campestre | - | - | + | + | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | - |
Erodium cicutarium | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Lappula squarrosa | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Lactuca serriola | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Malva sylvestris | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | + | - | - |
Capsella bursa-pastoris | + | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | + |
Senecio vernalis | + | + | + | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Stellaria media | - | - | - | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | + | + |
Varaiae Syntaxa | ||||||||||||
Dianthus armeria | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Cirsium canum | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | - | - | - |
Rubus canescens | 3 | 3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Rosa canina | - | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Crataegus mpnogyna | - | + | + | + | - | - | - | + | - | + | + | - |
Xanthium orientale | - | + | - | - | + | + | + | + | - | + | + | - |
Althaea officinalis | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | + | + | + | - |
Ambrosia artemisiifolia | 1 | 1 | +−1 | - | - | - | + | +−1 | + | + | + | + |
Erigeron annuus | - | + | - | 1 | + | + | + | + | 1 | + | + | - |
Conyza canadensis | + | + | + | + | + | + | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - |
Pyrus pyraster | + | + | + | - | 1 | 1 | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Prunus spinosa | + | + | + | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | + | + | + |
Characteristic | Vegetation Height (cm) | Vegetation Height (cm) | Mean Inflorescence Length (cm) | Mean Plant and Inflorescence Length/Height Ratio | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density (pl./m2) | |||||
>100 pl./m2 | 16.019 bc ± 2.51 | 10.701 b ± 1.25 | 5.150 d ± 0.22 | 0.72 a ± 0.05 | |
45–55 pl./m2 | 15.071 c ± 2.75 | 12.321 b ± 1.29 | 5.782 c ± 0.21 | 0.661 b ± 0.04 | |
25–35 pl./m2 | 21.047 b ± 3.27 | 15.66 a ± 1.14 | 6.573 b ± 0.25 | 0.619 b ± 0.04 | |
<15 pl./m2 | 47.502 a ± 5.11 | 16.267 a ± 1.34 | 7.521 a ± 0.33 | 0.476 c ± 0.04 | |
LSD 5% | 5.48 | 2.31 | 0.59 | 0.058 |
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Niculescu, M.; Păniță, O.F.; Iancu, P.; Făgăraș, M.M. Evaluation of the Spiranthes spiralis Population’s Phenotypic Density in the Plant Community of Medicagini minimae–Festucetum valesiacae Meadows in the Natura 2000 Jiului Corridor Site, Romania (ROSCI0045). Diversity 2024, 16, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16010001
Niculescu M, Păniță OF, Iancu P, Făgăraș MM. Evaluation of the Spiranthes spiralis Population’s Phenotypic Density in the Plant Community of Medicagini minimae–Festucetum valesiacae Meadows in the Natura 2000 Jiului Corridor Site, Romania (ROSCI0045). Diversity. 2024; 16(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleNiculescu, Mariana, Ovidiu Florin Păniță, Paula Iancu, and Marius Mirodon Făgăraș. 2024. "Evaluation of the Spiranthes spiralis Population’s Phenotypic Density in the Plant Community of Medicagini minimae–Festucetum valesiacae Meadows in the Natura 2000 Jiului Corridor Site, Romania (ROSCI0045)" Diversity 16, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/d16010001