The file "10.1111oik.03956-data.xls" contains records for 34 plant species (rows) for the following traits (columns):

Scientific.name = scientific plant name
Plant.clade = clade that a plant belongs to
Plant.order = order that a plant belongs to 
Latitudinal.class = plant species were classified to either temperate or tropical (includes subtropical) origin
Dutch.status = whether a species is native to the Netherlands
Functional.group = the functional group that a plant belongs to (emergent, submerged)
Allelopathic.potential = the measured allelopathic potential using agar bioassays (in mm; diameter of clearing spots)
N = nitrogen content of foliar material (in % of dry mass)
C = carbon content of foliar plant material (in % of dry mass)
P = phosphorus content of foliar plant material (in % of dry mass)
DMC = dry matter content of foliar material (in % of wet mass)
Total.phenolics = total phenolic content of foliar material (in mg g-1 dry mass
Acquisition = whether plants were collected in the field or ordered from a plant breeder
greenhouse = whether plants were kept in the greenhouse
Total.sugars = total amount of free soluble sugars (in mg g-1 dry mass)


The file "10.1111oik.03956-phylogenetic-tree" contains the phylogenetic distances for the aquatic plant species involved. This file was used for the phylogenetic analyses.