Appendix B (Table B1). Fungal disease severity (percent of leaf surface affected) on five of the congeneric species pairs of taxonomically matched plants.
Plant species |
Pathogen species |
Mean ± SE severity |
Silene antirrhina* |
Phyllosticta sp. |
0.69 ± 0.32 |
Silene vulgaris |
unidentified leaf spot |
0.013± 0.012 |
Lactuca canadensis* |
Septoria sp. |
0.42 ± 0.17 |
Lactuca serriola |
unidentified leaf spot |
0.008 ± 0.008 |
Bremia lactucae |
0.14 ± 0.63 |
|
Galium boreale* |
unidentified purple leaf blotch |
0.32 ± 0.18 |
Galium verum |
unidentified leaf spot |
0.16 ± 0.067 |
Bromus kalmii* |
Puccinia coronata |
0.12 ± 0.041 |
Bipolaris sorokiniana |
0.62 ± 0.17 |
|
Bromus inermis |
Puccinia coronata |
0.17 ± 0.048 |
Septoria nodorum and Ramularia sp. |
1.18 ± 0.23 |
|
Elymus trachycaulus* |
Puccinia coronata |
0.19 ± 0.079 |
Septoria nodorum |
0.99 ± 0.16 |
|
Elymus repens |
Puccinia coronata |
0.47 ± 0.14 |
Septoria nodorum and Ramularia sp. |
0.037 ± 0.092 |
Notes: Starred plant species are native. Non-listed species lacked visible signs of fungal infection.