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Table 2 Means and standard errors of phenotypic traits related to flower morphology in pure O. militaris, pure O. purpurea and the hybrid zone

From: Asymmetric gene introgression in two closely related Orchis species: evidence from morphometric and genetic analyses

Flower trait

Orchis militaris

Hybrid zone

O. purpurea

Spur length

4.97 ± 0.09a

5.28 ± 0.09a

5.92 ± 0.16b

Spur width

1.87 ± 0.03b

1.66 ± 0.03a

2.38 ± 0.07c

Length outer perianth segment

12.97 ± 0.13a

10.66 ± 0.13b

8.97 ± 0.23c

Width outer perianth segment

4.62 ± 0.07ab

4.77 ± 0.07b

4.30 ± 0.12a

Length torso

10.05 ± 0.12a

9.58 ± 0.12a

8.62 ± 0.17b

Width torso

1.75 ± 0.08a

2.90 ± 0.08b

4.05 ± 0.15c

Length arm

8.05 ± 0.18a

10.10 ± 0.18b

8.81 ± 0.22a

Width arm

1.07 ± 0.05a

1.83 ± 0.05b

1.99 ± 0.08b

Length leg

10.94 ± 0.20a

13.36 ± 0.20b

11.39 ± 0.20a

Width leg

2.98 ± 0.13a

4.49 ± 0.13b

5.46 ± 0.17c

Width labellum

8.07 ± 0.24a

11.14 ± 0.24b

12.14 ± 0.33b

  1. All values are given in mm. Values with different letters in superscripts are significantly different at the α = 0.05 level.