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Ecological parameter:  leaf persistance

Parameter group: life related parameters

Explanation:
The leaf persistance characterises the time of the year, in which the leaves are green, valid for Central Europe.

Ellenberg, H., Weber, H.E., Düll, R., Wirth, V. & Werner, W. (2001): Zeigerwerte von Pflanzen in Mitteleuropa. Scripta Geobotanica 18, 262pp.

Classification system: category

Abbreviations:

Category name	Abbreviation	Explanation
evergreen	I	evergreen
summergreen	S	green leaves only during the warmer seasons
early-spring green	V	green only from early spring until early summer
hibernating green	W	leaves remaining green during the winter

Assigned taxa for each higher systematic unit

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