Figure 2.

Species mean leaf trait values. Letters at the top of each subfigure indicate significant differences between species using Tukey's honest significant difference, where species that do not share any letters are significantly different from each other. “SLA” is specific leaf area, “LDMC” is leaf dry matter content, and “Thickness” is leaf thickness. Species codes are as follows: CH, chicory; LU, lucerne; PG, prairie grass; PL, plantain; RC, red clover; RG, ryegrass; TF, tall fescue; TY, timothy; WC, white clover. Scientific names and cultivars sown for each species are given in the methods section.