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Table 1 List of plant species and their photosynthetic, invasiveness, and phylogenetic characteristics

From: Effects of elevated CO2 on photosynthetic traits of native and invasive C3 and C4 grasses

Species name

Common name

Invasiveness

Subfamily (tribe)a

Seed sourceb

C3 photosynthesis

 Brachypodium sylvaticum

Slender false brome

Invasive

Pooideae

Collected: Grey County

 Bromus inermis

Smooth brome

Invasive

Pooideae

Collected: Wellington County

 Dactylis glomerata

Orchard grass

Invasive

Pooideae

Collected: Wellington County

 Elymus repens

Quackgrass

Invasive

Pooideae

Collected: Wellington County

 Phalaris arundinacea

Reed canary grass

Invasive

Pooideae

Collected: Wellington County

 Schedonorus arundinaceus cv. KY-31 E-

Tall fescue

Invasive

Pooideae

T. Phillips, University of Kentucky

 Elymus virginicus

Virginia wild rye

Noninvasive

Pooideae

Wildflower Farms, Ontario

 Lolium perenne cv. Nui (A8385)

Perennial ryegrass

Noninvasive

Pooideae

D. Hume, AgResearch, New Zealand

C4 photosynthesis

 Miscanthus sinensis

Miscanthus

Invasive

Panicoideae (Paniceae)c

Jelitto Perennial Seed, Schwarmstedt, Germany

 Miscanthus giganteus

Miscanthus

Invasive

Panicoideae (Paniceae)c

Mendel Biotechnology, Hayward, California

 Panicum miliaceum

Proso millet

Invasive

Panicoideae (Paniceae)d

Collected: Wellington County

 Andropogon gerardii

Big bluestem

Noninvasive

Panicoideae (Andropogoneae)c

Wildflower Farms, Ontario

 Bouteloua curtipendula

Sideoats gramma

Noninvasive

Chloridoideaed

Wildflower Farms, Ontario

 Panicum virgatum cv. Cave-in-Rock

Switchgrass

Noninvasive

Panicoideae (Paniceae)d

Ernst Conservation Seeds, Meadville, Pennsylvania

 Schizachyrium scoparium

Little bluestem

Noninvasive

Panicoideae (Andropogoneae)c

Wildflower Farms, Ontario

  1. aBased on GPWG II [46]
  2. bCollected from field populations in southern Ontario, unless otherwise indicated
  3. cNADP-me C4 photosynthetic subtype [20]
  4. dNAD-me C4 photosynthetic subtype [20]