Table 1.

Percent survival of local and non-local transplants of six species included in this study grown in the Iowa State University Forestry Greenhouse (measured in 2014) and at three forest field sites (measured in 2015) in Ames, Iowa.

SpeciesGreenhouseField sites
LocalNon-localLocalNon-local
Asarum canadenseWild ginger88%100%72%70%
Hydrophyllum virginianumVirginia waterleaf100%100%85%97%
Mertensia virginicaVirginia bluebells100%100%83%92%
Polygonum virginianumJumpseed100%100%92%80%
Ranunculus hispidusBristly buttercup100%100%82%73%
Solidago flexicaulisZigzag goldenrod94%100%40%78%