Table 2 Species composition and quantity of different families in the SSB.

From: Changes with time post-restoration in the relationships between soil seed bank and aboveground vegetation in a reclaimed open-pit coal mine

Life form

Family

Recovery period

2a

4a

7a

17a

CK

Annual / Biannual

Gramineae

2

1

2

1

1

Compositae

 

1

2

1

1

Chenopodiaceae

3

3

3

1

2

Labiatae

  

1

 

1

Plantaginaceae

 

1

 

1

1

Leguminosae

   

1

 

Perennial

Gramineae

4

3

5

5

5

Compositae

 

2

 

1

3

Leguminosae

2

2

2

2

 

Ranunculaceae

    

1

Rosaceae

    

1

Plumbaginaceae

1

1

1

1

1

Liliaceae

   

1

 

Shrub

Chenopodiaceae

    

1

Leguminosae

1

1

 

1

2

 

Total

13

15

16

16

20

  1. Note: 2a represents restoration of a 2-year-old dump, 4a represents restoration of a 4-year-old dump, 7a represents restoration of a 7-year-old dump, 17a represents restoration of a 17-year-old dump, and CK represents natural grassland.
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