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Figure 1. Origanum vulgare ssp. gracile (population 1, photo by A. Yu. Astashenkov)
Figure 2. The two types of flowers of Origanum vulgare ssp.gracile : perfect flower (left), pistillate flower (right).
Figure 3. Topographic map showing the collection points ofOriganum vulgare ssp. gracile in Tajikistan.
Figure 4. Diagrams of the range of morphological parameters of perfect and pistillate flowers in Origanum vulgare ssp. gracile ; 1 – mean, 2 – mean ± standard error of the mean, 3 – standard deviation.
Figure 5. Ordination of parameters of pistillate (1) and perfect (2) flowers of Origanum vulgare ssp. gracile in the first two principal components; X axis: PCA 1, Y axis: PCA 2.
Figure 6. Ordination of the proportion of female Origanum vulgaressp. gracile and abiotic environmental factors; X axis: PCA 1, Y axis: PCA 2.
Table 1. Sex ratio in populations of Origanum vulgare ssp.gracile in Tajikistan