Ephedra alte (Joint Pine): An Invasive, Problematic Weedy Species in Forestry and Fruit Tree Orchards in Jordan
Table 3
Total number and frequency of E. alte plants per host plant species attacked and coverage percentage on host plant in six randomly selected representative sites in Jordan late in 2010.
Plant species
Frequency of E. alte density (plants per host species)
Frequency of E. alte density (%)
E. alte coverage (%)
Simaroubacea A. altissima
2
0.55
cd*
Rosaceae A. communis
87
24.10
cd
Gramineae A. donax
1
0.28
bcd
Liliaceae A. stipularis
10
2.77
d
Capparidaceae C. spinosa
8
2.22
ab
Rutaceae C. limon
1
0.28
ab
Cupressaceae C. sempervirens L. var. pyramidalis
7
1.94
abc
Rosaceae C. monogyna
49
13.57
cd
Rutaceae C. aurantifolia
5
1.39
ab
Euphorbiaceae E. hierosolymitana
8
2.22
bcd
Moraceae F. carica
5
1.39
bcd
Rubiaceae Galium sp.
1
0.28
cd
Compositae I. viscosa
1
0.28
cd
Apocynaceae N. oleander
1
0.28
a
Oleaceae O. europaea
19
5.26
ab
Cactaceae O. ficus-indica
4
1.11
cd
Pinaceae P. halepensis.
6
1.66
abc
Compositae P. indica
2
0.55
abc
Rosaceae S. spinosum
5
1.39
cd
Leguminosae P. farcta
4
1.11
cd
Rosaceae P. persica
1
0.28
d
Anacardiaceae P. palaestina
10
2.77
abc
Punicaceae P. granatum
3
0.83
bcd
Fagaceae Q. coccifera
15
4.16
cd
Leguminosae R. raetam
26
7.20
abc
Rhamnaceae R. palaestina
67
18.56
cd
Anacardiaceae R. coriaria
2
0.55
abc
Anacardiaceae R. tripartita.
4
1.11
ab
Rhamnaceae Z. spina-christi
7
1.94
cd
*Means within column followed by the same letter were not significantly different according to -test at . Numbers of % coverage represent mean values ± SE.
