Table 2 Species or genera, family, and relative proportion of seedlings emerged from soil seedbank

Grasses

Cenchrus ciliaris

Poaceae

P

E

Cynodon dactylon

Poaceae

P

E

Setaria lachnea

Poaceae

P

N

Setaria leucopila

Poaceae

P

N

Sporobolus pyramidatus

Poaceae

P

N

Trichloris crinita

Poaceae

P

N

Trichloris pluriflora

Poaceae

P

N

Unidentified grass

N/A

–

–

Herbs

Abutilon sp.

Malvaceae

–

–

Alternanthera pungens

Amaranthaceae

P

N

Boerhavia difussa

Nyctaginaceae

P

E

Boerhavia sp.

Nyctaginaceae

–

–

Euphorbia hyssopifolia

Euphorbiaceae

A

N

Euphorbia sp.

Euphorbiaceae

–

–

Gomphrena pulchella

Amaranthaceae

P

N

Justicia squarrosa

Acanthaceae

P

N

Lantana sp.

Verbenaceae

–

–

Oxalis sp.

Oxalidaceae

–

–

Portulaca confertifolia

Portulacaceae

P

N

Portulaca cryptopetala

Portulacaceae

A

N

Portulaca oleracea

Portulacaceae

P

E

Portulaca sp.

Talinaceae

–

–

Selaginella sp.

Selaginellaceae

–

–

Solanum juvenale

Solanaceae

P

N

Solanum nigra

Solanaceae

P

N

Sonchus oleraceus

Asteraceae

A

E

Sonchus sp.

Asteraceae

–

–

Talinum fruticosum

Talinaceae

P

E

Talinum paniculatum

Talinaceae

P

E

Taraxacum officinale

Asteraceae

A

E

Unidentified sp. 1

N/A

–

–

Unidentified sp. 2

N/A

–

–

Unidentified sp. 3

N/A

–

–

Unidentified sp. 4

N/A

–

–

Unidentified sp. 5

N/A

–

–

Unidentified sp. 6

N/A

–

–

Unidentified sp. 7

N/A

–

–

Unidentified sp. 8

N/A

–

–

Shrubs

Larrea divaricata

Zygophyllaceae

P

N

Woody climber

Unidentified climber

N/A

–

–

Small tree

Parkinsonia praecox

Fabaceae

P

N