Distribution and climate model of perennial forms of <i>G. hirsutum</i> in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean.

<p><b>A.</b> Distribution of 954 categorized datapoints for perennial forms of <i>G. hirsutum</i> in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean ‘truly wild’ (TWC) specimens/populations are represented by red dots, ‘wild/feral’ by purple dots, ‘feral’ (disturbed habitats) by blue dots, ‘cultivated’ by brown triangles, and unclassified plants by grey triangles. <b>B.</b> Climate model for distribution of both cultivated and spontaneous <i>G. hirsutum</i> in Mesoamerica and the Caribbean (complete set as presented in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0107458#pone-0107458-g001" target="_blank">Figure 1A</a>). Climate suitability is indicated by background color from unfavorable (no color) to marginal (dark green) or increasingly favorable (light green and warmer colors). <b>C.</b> Localization of the populations from categories TWC and ‘wild/feral’ and climate model for TWC populations. Red dots represent the datapoints used for the distribution model (TWC populations), whereas purple dots represent ‘wild/feral’ populations of uncertain status (truly or secondarily wild). Climate suitability is indicated as in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0107458#pone-0107458-g001" target="_blank">Fig. 1B</a>. Three dotted frames refer to map limits as magnified in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0107458#pone-0107458-g002" target="_blank">Figure 2</a>.