Supplemental Table 1 – Fatty acids

Percent composition of fatty acids (FA, %) in seeds (S) and elaiosomes (E) of 16 plant species. FA > 5% are quoted. n.d. = not detected

C14 / C16 / C16:1 / C18 / C18:1 / C18:2 / C18:3 / C20 / C20:1 / C22 / C24 / others
Allium ursinum / S / 1.09 / 13.71 / 0.16 / 2.98 / 30.44 / 50.73 / 0.00 / 0.16 / 0.00 / 0.13 / 0.26 / 0.35
Anemosa nemorosa / S / 0.19 / 7.65 / 0.00 / 2.94 / 13.28 / 75.81 / 0.00 / 0.13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
Anemosa ranunculoides / S / 0.47 / 9.53 / 0.00 / 3.65 / 17.77 / 67.77 / 0.00 / 0.21 / 0.26 / 0.25 / 0.06 / 0.03
Capsella bursa-pastoris / S / 2.75 / 7.42 / 0.00 / 5.05 / 13.31 / 27.01 / 34.20 / 1.46 / 8.80 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
Eranthis hyemalis / S / 0.75 / 14.42 / 0.00 / 3.49 / 18.43 / 33.87 / 0.00 / 1.16 / 13.67 / 1.39 / 0.63 / 12.18
Helleborus viridis / S / 0.29 / 8.80 / 0.00 / 1.84 / 6.14 / 50.25 / 24.32 / 0.28 / 7.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 1.08
Ranunculus auricomus / S / 2.28 / 8.46 / 0.66 / 3.27 / 16.57 / 65.77 / 2.36 / 0.22 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.41
Stellaria holostea / S / 1.54 / 20.11 / 0.37 / 6.18 / 24.78 / 39.11 / 6.24 / 0.63 / 0.00 / 0.51 / 0.52 / 0.00
Asarum europaeum / S / 0.46 / 6.33 / 0.13 / 2.15 / 57.22 / 31.82 / 0.00 / 0.29 / 1.18 / 0.20 / 0.14 / 0.08
Asarum europaeum / E / 2.41 / 5.75 / 0.00 / 9.61 / 32.12 / 13.26 / 0.00 / 18.77 / 0.00 / 16.96 / 1.13 / 0.00
Chelidonium majus / S / 0.03 / 3.48 / 0.00 / 2.43 / 16.03 / 77.86 / 0.00 / 0.16 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
Chelidonium majus / E / 0.98 / 34.80 / 0.36 / 1.81 / 24.50 / 37.21 / 0.00 / 0.22 / 0.00 / 0.08 / 0.00 / 0.05
Corydalis cava / S / 0.62 / 11.87 / 4.00 / 3.46 / 22.01 / 57.66 / 0.00 / 0.29 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.10
Corydalis cava / E / 0.80 / 14.31 / 2.47 / 9.14 / 32.09 / 35.38 / 4.73 / 0.97 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.11
Corydalis lutea / S / 0.18 / 8.82 / 0.29 / 1.42 / 6.01 / 83.23 / 0.00 / 0.05 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
Corydalis lutea / E / 0.78 / 27.58 / 3.27 / 1.20 / 21.54 / 29.02 / 16.43 / 0.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00
Hepatica nobilis / S / 0.04 / 7.45 / 0.00 / 3.35 / 22.29 / 66.15 / 0.00 / 0.51 / 0.00 / 0.08 / 0.07 / 0.05
Hepatica nobilis / E / 3.48 / 25.13 / 3.21 / 7.17 / 32.53 / 27.56 / 0.00 / 0.82 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.10
Veronica hederifolia / S / 2.17 / 8.46 / 0.29 / 3.51 / 69.36 / 15.90 / 0.00 / 0.24 / 0.00 / 0.02 / 0.06 / 0.00
Veronica. hederifolia / E / n.d. / n.d. / n.d. / n.d. / n.d. / n.d. / n.d. / n.d. / n.d. / n.d. / n.d. / n.d.
Viola arvensis / S / 0.48 / 9.40 / 0.26 / 2.31 / 18.33 / 68.42 / 0.00 / 0.09 / 0.00 / 0.21 / 0.50 / 0.00
Viola arvensis / E / 1.14 / 60.55 / 0.00 / 10.71 / 19.60 / 5.48 / 0.00 / 0.43 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 2.09
Viola odorata / S / 0.75 / 9.15 / 0.34 / 2.52 / 22.38 / 64.53 / 0.00 / 0.14 / 0.00 / 0.06 / 0.10 / 0.04
Viola odorata / E / 1.85 / 32.70 / 20.30 / 3.16 / 29.44 / 12.37 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.18

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