Data_Earlier reproductive phenology of restored grasslands

Dataset of intraspecific and interspecific variation in the timing of reproductive phenology (flowering, seed ripening, or seed dispersal) of 16 plant species on restored and semi-natural meadows. Data was collected on 47 restored and 17 ancient, semi-natural floodplain meadows in the Upper Rhine Valley, Germany, scattered in an area approximately 1x3.5 km (49° 51’N, 8° 24’E) during 17 days between May 27 and June 12, 2020. For R-Code of corresponding data analyses see: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17035443 Locality Numeric meadow ID Restored "s" = semi-natural meadow, "r" = restored meadow Species Observed plant species Phenology The day of the data collection period on wich the respective "PhenologyEvent" of each species was observed for the first time PhenologyEvent The specific phenological stage that was recorded for each species. PhenRank Phenology rank that represents a semiquantitative gradient from early (rank 1) to late development (rank 12) of the 16 species. When the same phenology event was observed for two species, we assigned them the same phenology rank.