|  | Parental species | |||||||
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Plant stage | Trait | C. tinct. | a C. oxy. | C. pal. | C. leuc. | C. glauc. | C. lan. | b C. turk. | C. cret. |
Seed | Pappus | No | No | Some | Yes | Some | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 | Seed color | W | St | W | B | W-T | T-B | B | B |
 | mg/seed | 51.4 ± 4.5 | 9.9/13.1 | 38.6 ± 5.6 | 9.1 ± 0.3 | 44.4 ± 4.4 | 32.5 ± 3.7 | 44.5/49.8 | 25.8 ± 2.1 |
 | Germination rate | 95% | 50%/75% | 92% | 100% | 44% | 100% | 39%/100% | 72% |
 | Seeds per plant | 169 ± 55 | 215/8 | 373 ± 163 | 2267 ± 306 | 77 ± 43 | 1100 ± 100 | 860/543 | 753 ± 46 |
Cotyledon | Cotyledon size | 55.2/21.7 | 51.5/8.5 55.6/11.5 | 51.6/21.6 | 34.5/14.1 | 51.0/20.9 | 70.8/29.7 | 55.1/27.9 59.2/28.8 | 61.4/21.9 |
Rosette | Leaf blade shape | oblanceolate | oblanceolate | oblanceolate | bipinnatifid | oblanceolate | pinnatifid | bipinnatifid | bipinnatifid |
 | Number of leaves | 3.9 ± 0.6 | 12.5/15.7 | 11.0 ± 6.9 | 51.8 ± 1.8 | 8.8 ± 1.6 | 47.0 ± 5.8 | 74.0/53.8 | 34.6 ± 5.7 |
 | Number of spines | 12.9 ± 0.9 | 51.0/51.3 | 47.0 ± 6.9 | 300.0 ± 0.0 | 42.0 ± 7.13 | 460.0 ± 0.0 | 300.0/300.0 | 316.0 ± 43.4 |
 | Spine location | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Bolting | Rosette period (days) | 12.4 ± 1.5 | 30.0/44.3 | 28.2 ± 6.2 | 85.0 ± 1.4 | 22.0 ± 1.1 | 74.6 ± 2.7 | 110.0/106.2 | 66.6 ± 8.1 |
 | Number of branches | 5.6 ± 0.9 | 11.0/19.3 | 8.0 ± 2.6 | 11.3 ± 1.5 | 17.3 ± 1.5 | 13.0 ± 3.6 | 11.0/22.3 | 27.7 ± 3.5 |
 | Branch angle | I | I | I | A/I | I | S | S | S |
 | Branching position | upper 3/5 | base to apex | upper 3/5 | base to apex | base to apex | upper 4/5 | upper 3/5 | upper 3/5 |
Inflorescence | Days to flowering | 69.1 ± 4.0 | 63.0/85.0 | 75.0 ± 13.0 | 153.2 ± 34.6 | 63.2 ± 1.9 | 122.8 ± 8.5 | 145.5/139.0 | 98.6 ± 4.6 |
 | Days of flowering | 36.3 ± 10.8 | na/64.7 | 64.0 ± 19.2 | 99.3 ± 4.5 | 97.5 ± 3.5 | 54.7 ± 12.7 | 108.3/70.0 | 52.7 ± 7.0 |
 | Heads per branch | 5.0 ± 1.2 | 38.0/16.7 | 6.3 ± 4.9 | 68.3 ± 19.7 | 6.7 ± 2.9 | 26.0 ± 1.7 | 11.0/9.3 | 14.0 ± 1.7 |
New flowers | Corolla color (petals) | yellow | yellow | yellow | white-purple | yellow | yellow | light yellow | cream |
Mature head | Shattering | No | Some/Some | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
 | Flower heads per plant | 9.0 ± 1.9 | 215.0/144.0 | 35.0 ± 19.9 | 413.3 ± 24.8 | 57.3 ± 21.7 | 126.0 ± 42.3 | 50.7/70.3 | 85.7 ± 9.2 |