Plant Photosynthesis (Net CO2 Exchange Rate) Responses
to Atmospheric CO2 Enrichment

P

   300 ppm   600 ppm   900 ppm 
Plant Name  Number of
Studies 
 Arithmetic
Mean 
 Standard
Error 
 Number of
Studies 
 Arithmetic
Mean 
 Standard
Error 
 Number of
Studies 
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Mean 
 Standard
Error 
Pachysandra terminalis [Japanese Spurge] 170%0%        
Paederia scandens [Chinese Fever Vine] 13%0%        
Paeonia lactiflora [Peony] 150%0%        
Painted Spurge [Euphorbia geniculata] 131%0%        
Panicgrass, Blue [Panicum antidotale] 2-2.5%4.6%        
Panicgrass, Fall [Panicum dichotomiflorum] 118%0%        
Panicgrass, Lax [Panicum laxum] 28.5%5.3%        
Panicum antidotale [Blue Panicgrass] 2-2.5%4.6%        
Panicum dichotomiflorum [Fall Panicgrass] 118%0%        
Panicum laxum [Lax Panicgrass] 28.5%5.3%        
Panicum maximum [Guineagrass] 216%3.5%        
Panicum miliaceum [Broomcorn Millet] 212%2.1%        
Panicum virgatum [Switchgrass] 164%0%        
Papaya [Carica papaya]            
Paris polyphylla [Multi-leaf Paris] 2108.5%18%        
Parmelia caperata [Foliose Lichen] 116%0% 127%0%    
Parmelia kurokawae [Foliose Lichen] 130%0% 143%0%    
Parmelia praesignis [Flavopunctelia Lichen] 160%0% 187%0%    
Parmelia reticulata [Netted Rimelia Lichen] 163%0% 1100%0%    
Pascopyrum smithii [Western Wheatgrass] 661.2%14.9%        
Paspalum dilatatum [Dallas Grass] 480.8%18.4%        
Paspalum notatum [Bahiagrass] 124%0%        
Pea, Blackeyed [Vigna unguiculata] 565.6%14.9%        
Peach [Prunus persica] 437.5%8.7%        
Pea, Garden [Pisum sativum] 742.3%3.5% 560.2%23.8% 156%0%
Peanut [Arachis hypogaea] 744.3%8.6%     1-27%0%
Peanut, Rhizoma 140%0%        
Pei Lan [Eupatorium japonicum] 421.5%6.8%        
Pelargonium [Pelargonium x hortorum] 319.3%8.8% 389.7%63.4%    
Pelargonium x hortorum [Pelargonium] 319.3%8.8% 389.7%63.4%    
Peltigera canina [Felt Lichen] 124%0% 140%0%    
Peltigera membranacea [Membraneous Felt Lichen] 183%0% 1175%0% 1250%0%
Peltigera polydactyla [Foliose Lichen] 183%0% 1175%0% 1250%0%
Peltigera rufescens [Felt Lichen] 183%0% 1175%0% 1250%0%
Pelvetia canaliculata [Channelled Wrack] 157%0%        
Pencil Flower [Stylosanthes hamata] 144%0%        
Peony [Paeonia lactiflora] 150%0%        
Pepino [Solanum muricatum] 274%7.1% 270%5.7%    
Pepper [Unknown name] 460.3%5.8% 2103%11.3%    
Pepper, Bell [Capsicum annuum] 1428.9%4.9% 3295.7%77.8% 9202.2%62.8%
Pepper, Jamaican [Piper hispidum] 277.5%15.9%        
Peppermint [Mentha piperita] 182%0%        
Pepper, Vera Cruz [Piper auritum] 267.5%5.3%        
Perennial Herb [Sedum alfredii] 366%11.7%        
Petalostemum villosum [Silky Prairie Clover] 132%0%        
Petunia [Petunia xhybrida]     431.5%4.6%    
Petunia xhybrida [Petunia]     431.5%4.6%    
Phalaenopsis [Orchid] 8151.4%37.8%     293%0.7%
Phalaris arundinacea [Canary Grass] 3229.6%2%        
Phalaris aquatica [Harding Grass] 239.5%17.3%        
Phaseolus lunata [Lima Bean]     29%5.7%    
Phaseolus vulgaris [Garden Bean] 2455.8%10.3% 4158.3%18.8% 2-9.5%6.7%
Phillyrea angustifolia [False Olive] 275%10.6%        
Phleum pratense [Timothy] 330.3%3.2%        
Phyllanthus emblica [Emblic] 271%21.9%        
Phytolacca americana [American Pokeweed] 156%0%        
Picea glauca [White spruce] 1197%0%        
Picea abies [Norway Spruce] 1652.6%5.8%        
Picea koraiensis [Spruce] 173%0%        
Picea mariana [Black Spruce] 533.6%9.2%        
Picea sitchensis [Sitka Spruce] 223%4.2%        
Pigeonpea [Cajanus cajan] 3115%25.5%        
Pimpernel, Scarlet [Anagallis arvensis] 145%0%        
Pine, Swiss Mountain [Pinus mugo] 154%0%        
Pineapple [Ananas comosus] 3168.3%55.8%        
Pineapple Guava [Feijoas sellowiana] 155%0%        
Pine, Eldarica [Pinus eldarica] 2133%0% 2258.5%6% 2357.5%30.1%
Pine, Jack [Pinus baksiana] 434.8%6.2%        
Pine, Japonese Red [Pinus densiflora] 526.4%8%        
Pine, Korean [Pinus koraiensis] 358.3%9.7%        
Pine, Loblolly [Pinus taeda] 4887.6%9.8% 5230.4%96%    
Pine, Longleaf 141%0%        
Pine, Merkus [Pinus merkusii] 244.5%3.2%        
Pine, Mexican Yellow [Pinus patula] 147%0%        
Pine, Monterey [Pinus radiata] 1340.2%3.8%        
Pine, Mountain [Pinus uncinata] 244%7.1%        
Pine, Ponderosa [Pinus ponderosa] 1045.9%8.8%        
Pine, Scots [Pinus sylvestris] 2270.1%25.2%        
Pinus mugo [Pine, Swiss Mountain] 154%0%        
Pinus tabulaeformis [Chinese Red Pine] 459%7.7%        
Pinus banksiana [Pine, Jack] 434.8%6.2%        
Pinus densiflora [Pine, Japonese Red] 526.4%8%        
Pinus eldarica [Pine, Eldarica] 2133%0% 2258.5%6% 2357.5%30.1%
Pinus koraiensis [Pine, Korean] 358.3%9.7%        
Pinus merkusii [Pine, Merkus] 244.5%3.2%        
Pinus patula [Mexican Yellow Pine] 147%0%        
Pinus ponderosa [Ponderosa Pine] 1045.9%8.8%        
Pinus radiata [Monterey Pine] 1340.2%3.8%        
Pinus sylvestris [Scots Pine] 2270.1%25.2%        
Pinus taeda [Loblolly Pine] 4887.6%9.8% 5230.4%96%    
Pinus uncinata [Mountain Pine] 244%7.1%        
Pioneer Tropical Tree [Nauclea diderrichii] 369.7%2.2%        
Piper auritum [Vera Cruz Pepper] 267.5%5.3%        
Piper hispidum [Jamaican Pepper] 277.5%15.9%        
Pipeweed, Native American [Eriogonum inflatum] 242.5%15.9%        
Pisum sativum [Garden Pea] 742.3%3.5% 560.2%23.8% 156%0%
Plantago asiatica [Plantago Asiatica] 238%4.9%        
Plantago erecta [Dwarf Plantain] 143%0%        
Plantago lanceolata [Narrowleaf Plantain] 767.6%21.3%        
Plantago maritima [Sea Plantain] 1-30%0%        
Plantain, Dwarf [Plantago erecta] 143%0%        
Plantain, Narrowleaf [Plantago lanceolata] 767.6%21.3%        
Plantain, Sea [Plantago maritima] 1-30%0%        
Platanus occidentalis [American Sycamore] 160%0%        
Poa annua [Annual Bluegrass] 662%14%        
Poa cookii [Bluegrass] 155%0%        
Poa pratensis [Kentucky Bluegrass] 9131.6%30.5%        
Poa trivialis [Rough Bluegrass] 141%0%        
Poison Ivy [Toxicodendron radicans] 1116%0%        
Polygonum cuspidatum [Japanese Knotweed] 332.7%3.5%        
Polygonum sachalinense [Giant Knotweed] 546.6%8.3%        
Polygoum persicaria [Spotted Ladysthumb] 2-2.5%1.8%        
Po'ola [Claoxylon sandwicense] 3100%12.5% 1130%0%    
Poplar, Black [Populus nigra] 673.2%18.3%        
Poplar, Hybrid [Populus trichocarpa x populus deltoides] 237.5%8.8%        
Poplar, Robusta [Populus euramericana] 2874.5%13.2%        
Poplar, White [Populus alba] 679.8%16.4%        
Poplar, Yellow [Liriodendron tulipifera] 1569.7%13.6%        
Populus tremula x alba [Hybrid Poplar] 123%0%        
Populus tremula x populus tremuloides [Hybrid Aspen] 1113%0%        
Populus alba [White Poplar] 679.8%16.4%        
Populus cathayanna [Poplar] 924.6%4.4%        
Populus deltoides [Eastern Cottonwood] 932.6%6.6%     7121.6%20.4%
Populus euramericana [Robusta Poplar] 2874.5%13.2%        
Populus fremontii [Fremont's Cottonwood] 330.7%15.9%        
Populus grandidentata [Bigtooth Aspen] 3181.7%60.7%        
Populus nigra [Black Poplar] 673.2%18.3%        
Populus tremula x Populus tremula [Hybrid Aspen] 328.7%3.3%        
Populus tremuloides [Quaking Aspen] 5480.3%10.7%        
Populus trichocarpa x populus deltoides [Hybrid Poplar] 237.5%8.8%        
Potamogeton crispus [Curly Pondweed]     4112.3%65.3%    
Potato, Sweet [Ipomoea batatas] 735.6%8.1%        
Potato, White [Solanum tuberosum] 3350.3%7.5% 22.5%1.1%    
Potentilla crantzii [Alpine Cinquefoil] 125%0%        
Prickly Pear [Opuntia ficus-indica] 726.7%4.3%        
Prochlorococcus [Marine Picocyanobacterium] 25.5%2.5%        
Protoceratium reticulatum [Dinoflagellate]     141%0%    
Prunus armeniaca [Apricot] 462.8%4.2% 497.5%9.7%    
Prunus avium [Sweet Cherry] 13173.3%37.9%        
Prunus persica [Peach] 437.5%8.7%        
Prunus serotina [Black Cherry] 363.7%5.7%        
Pseudobombax septenatum [Tropical Tree] 168%0%        
Pseudopanax arboreus [Puahou] 169%0%        
Pseudotsuga menziesii [Douglas Fir] 1732%5.3% 292.5%5.3% 2118.5%4.6%
Psychotria limonensis [Forest Shrub] 165%0%        
Pteridium aquilinum [Bracken] 893.8%7.3%        
Puahou [Pseudopanax arboreus] 169%0%        
Puccinellia maritima [Seaside Alkaligrass] 584%17.8%        
Purging Nut [Jatropha curcas] 460.8%10.9%        
Pyrenean Oak [Quercus pyrenaica] 238%6.4%        
Pyropia haitanensis [Red Seaweed] 129%0%        
Pyrrosia piloselloides [Tropical Fern] 119%0%        
Pyrus pyrifolia [Asian Pear] 464.5%8.5%     2131.5%11%

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