Table 1.

Results of individual Student’s t-tests for shoot biomass and χ2 tests for inflorescence counts comparing previously clipped and unclipped plants by species. * indicate significant differences (α < 0.05). Dashes are shown for species in which no individuals flowered.

SpeciesShoot biomassInf. #
tpχ2p
A. pallens2.96*0.0088*1.510.2189
E. condensatus−3.06*0.0070*
K. macrantha−0.310.758210.37*0.0013*
M. californica0.910.37650.980.3226
M. imperfecta0.920.36880.980.3556
M. rigens0.210.8323
S. cernua2.98*0.0089*0.270.6020
S. coronata0.190.84950.040.8349
S. lepida2.22*0.0401*0.040.8471
S. pulchra−0.210.84394.03*0.0446*