Table 1. Variation of reproductive phase characteristics on Zostera caespitosa (mean ± SE)

	Spathe length (cm)	Spathe width (mm)	Spadix length (cm)	Spadix width (mm)	Spathe wet weight (mg)*	NPS (ea)	NAS (ea)	WPS (mg)	WAS (mg)	NFS (ea)*	Fruit wet weight (mg)*
April, 2016	6.6 ± 1.2	5.7 ± 0.6	5.6 ± 0.7	4.1 ± 0.4	149.3 ± 75.3^a	10.0 ± 2.6	18.5 ± 4.7	10.4 ± 5.2	126.4 ± 40.9	6.8 ± 1.0^a	7.2 ± 1.2^a
May, 2016	6.9 ± 0.9	5.6 ± 0.3	5.5 ± 1.8	4.1 ± 0.2	312.6 ± 48.3^b	-	-	-	-	9.6 ± 1.3^b	10.0 ± 6.4^a
June, 2016	6.3 ± 0.6	5.3 ± 0.3	5.4 ± 0.7	3.8 ± 0.2	553.4 ± 60.7^c	-	-	-	-	5.2 ± 1.3^a	19.5 ± 1.9^b

Date were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and post-hoc analyzed with duncan test.
Data with different letters means significant among different month (n = 5 – 30, p < 0.05).
p < 0.001.
NPS, number of pistils per spadix; NAS, number of anthers per spadix; WPS, Wet weight of pistils per spadix, WAS, Wet weight of anthers per spadix; NFS, number of fruits per spadix; ANOVA, Analysis of variance.