[EX] EX Statistics

[Martin Bohnet]

After 3 (seasons) European Exchange it's time to share some information.

On the seed side, we have a clear focus - 3 families dominate, with the rest somewhat trailing off:

Iridaceae	36,66 %
Asparagaceae	28,43 %
Amaryllidaceae	18,20 %
Liliaceae	3,99 %
Araceae	1,50 %
Asphodelaceae	1,50 %
Alstroemeriaceae	1,25 %
Geraniaceae	1,25 %
Primulaceae	1,00 %

with less than 1%, we have the families of Ranunculaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Apiaceae, Apocyanaceae, Colchiaceae, Commelinaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Asteraceae, Campanulaceae, Cannaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Paeoniaceae, Papaveraceae, Strelitziaceae and Zingiberaceae

on the bulb side, there is more diversity, though of course with less overall offers:

Asparagaceae	24,24 %
Iridaceae	18,18 %
Amaryllidaceae	15,15 %
Gesneriaceae	12,88 %
Oxalidaceae	12,12 %
Araceae	11,36 %
Liliaceae	1,52 %

 the honorable mentions being Alstroemeriaceae, Commelinaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Orchidaceae, Saxifragaceae and Tecophillaceae.

To see all the 401 seed species and 132 bulb species along with their relative abundance and season of availability please consult the following files:
EX_stats_seed.pdf
EX_stats_bulb.pdf

[David Pilling]

Good work Martin. I see the PDFs are on the server. Should I link them to the BX history page, where the stats for the main BX are collated.

It is useful for people to know if things they want are likely to come up.