Means (2015) and two-way ANOVA results (block results not shown) for traits measured for six perennial herbaceous understory species transplanted to three field sites in Ames, Iowa. +F1,21 for Asarum canadense. Asterisks indicate differences in traits between local and non-local plants.
| Species/trait | Local mean | Non-local mean | MSE population | +F1,26 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asarum canadense | |||||
| Flower/fruit number | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.749 |
| Leaf area (cm2) | 37.8 | 50.5 | 1155.1 | 2.7 | 0.117 |
| Leaf number | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0.147 |
| Stem diameter (cm) * | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 0.007 |
| Hydrophyllum virginianum | |||||
| Flower number * | 11.0 | 0.5 | 825.1 | 7.1 | 0.013 |
| Leaf area (cm2) | 99.5 | 103.3 | 103.4 | 0.0 | 0.846 |
| Leaf number | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 0.146 |
| Mertensia virginica | |||||
| Flower number * | 77.3 | 34.3 | 13874.7 | 60.4 | < 0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 8.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 0.062 |
| Leaf area (cm2) * | 8.3 | 14.4 | 274.6 | 58.6 | < 0.001 |
| Leaf number * | 27.9 | 125.2 | 1205.5 | 43.8 | < 0.001 |
| Stem diameter (cm) * | 0.4 | 0.54 | 0.2 | 109.6 | < 0.001 |
| Polygonum virginianum | |||||
| Height (cm) | 28.1 | 29.1 | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.770 |
| Leaf area (cm2) | 45.0 | 59.3 | 1542.3 | 2.5 | 0.123 |
| Leaf number * | 6.7 | 5.3 | 14.0 | 5.1 | 0.033 |
| Stem diameter (cm) | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.978 |
| Ranunculus hispidus | |||||
| Flower number | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.360 |
| Leaf number | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.973 |
| Tiller number | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.844 |
| Solidago flexicaulis | |||||
| Height (cm) | 26.2 | 28.3 | 23.0 | 0.3 | 0.577 |
| Leaf area (cm2) | 39.8 | 38.6 | 22.9 | 0.1 | 0.723 |
| Leaf number | 6.6 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.861 |
| Stem diameter (cm) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.411 |