Information

Ecological parameter:  plant life span

Parameter group: life related parameters

Explanation:
The parameter gives information on the life span of species.

LEDA - traitbase, Database BiolFlor, supplemented

Classification system: presence/absence

Abbreviations:

Category name	Abbreviation	Explanation
annual	annual	annual species
biannual	biannual	biannual species
hapaxanth	hapaxanth	species is flowering only once in a lifetime and dies after flowering
polyannual	polyannual	perennial species
pa < 5	pa<5	perennial species, life span 2 to 4 years
pa 5 - 50	pa5-50	perennial species, life span 5 to 50 years
pa > 50	pa>50	perennial species, life span more than 50 years

Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit

Taxagroup	Number of assigned taxa / total number of taxa - percentage