Table 2

Seedling emergence (%) of Asclepias humistrata in response to planting microsite (seeds sown under a scrub oak canopy of Quercus geminata (sand live oak) or Q. myrtifolia (myrtle oak), on the gulf-side edge (drip line) of coastal scrub or in an open area gulf-side of coastal scrub) and seed cover (seeds covered by leaf litter or covered only with sand) 7 and 38 weeks after sowing (WAS).

Microsite	7 WAS^z		38 WAS
Microsite	Sand	Litter	Sand	Litter
Open	1.50 b^y	0.00 b	20.50 a	9.75 bc
Edge	3.00 b	1.75 b	14.00 ab	11.50 bc
Canopy	16.75 a	2.50 b	6.00 bc	3.75 c

↵z Seeds sown June 9, 2019 (n=40), emergence evaluated 7 WAS (July 27, 2019) and 38 WAS (March 6, 2020).
↵y Means separation within a date (WAS) by Tukey-Kramer Least Squares Means; sand and litter means within a date followed by the same letter do not differ (Alpha=0.05).