Correlations among genetic, epigenetic, and phenotypic variation of Phragmites australis along latitudes

Aim: Estuarine vegetation routinely experiences natural tidal fluctuations and is highly vulnerable to extreme events such as heavy rainfall, leading to changes in plant population structure and adaptability. Genetic and epigenetic modifications are widely considered to be mechanisms of phenotypic variation, triggered in plants responding to extreme changing environments. However, understanding on correlations among genetic, epigenetic, and phenotypic variation of wild plant populations is still limited.
Location: China.
Methods: In this study, populations of the typical wetland clonal species Phragmites australis were selected from four estuaries along various latitudes in China. Genetic and epigenetic diversity, and phenotypic variation of these populations were analyzed.
Results: Phenotypic variation of P. australis populations was the highest at Yellow River Estuary and the lowest at Min River Estuary. Across all estuaries, Genetic and epigenetic diversity was strongly linear-correl..., Details of the methods are provided in the associated publication. , , # Description of the data and file structure

All raw data for the manuscript.

## Descriptions

### **SSR data**

* Sample:  Individual ID of the 380 plants
* L: Liaohe Estuary
* YR: Yellow River Estuary
* Y: Yangtze Estuary
* M: Min River Estuary
* Pop: 38 population of the 380 plants
* 270-290: Different loci
* 0: No amplification product at this locus
* 1: Amplification product present at this locus

## **MSAP data**

* Sample:  Individual ID of the 380 plants
* L: Liaohe Estuary
* YR: Yellow River Estuary
* Y: Yangtze Estuary
* M: Min River Estuary
* Pop: 38 population of the 380 plants
* EX3Allele1——eX4Allele562: Different loci
* 0: No amplification product at this locus
* 1: Amplification product present at this locus

### Phenotype raw data

* Plant:  Individual ID of the 380 plants
* Base diameter, Functional leaf length, Plant height, Longest internode length, Leaf biomass, Stem biomass, Spike length, Average internode rhizome biomass, Spike biomass: Ph...