Table 2.

Mean change in cover (m²) of endemic plant species from planting to 6 or 12 months, respectively, and their survival beneath grapevines at 12 and 24 months, respectively (for full species names see Table 1).

Endemic planta	Change in cover (m2) after:		Survival (%) at:
	6 months	12 monthsb	12 months	24 months
L. dioica	0.24	0.38	100	100
A. inermis ‘purpurea’	0.28	0.34	100	90
L. angulata	0.30	0.22	100	70
L. squalida	0.10	0.20	95	50
G. sessiliflorum	0.10	0.16	100	90
M. axillaris	0.20	0.15	100	100
H. chathamica	0.19	0.14	100	80
R. hookeri	0.13	0.13	100	100
S. uniflorus	0.06	0.13	100	80
A. inermis	0.07	0.12	60	60
A. bellidioides	0.06	0.04	90	40
M. ephedrioides	0.03	0.00	80	0
R. subsericea	–0.03	–0.03	60	10
D. australe	0.44	–0.14	0	0
LSD(5%)c	0.10	0.12	–	–

Notes.

^aAll plant species in this work apart from M. axillaris are endemic to New Zealand.

^bThe table has been sorted into the order of decreasing growth to 12 months.

^cLSD, Least Significant Difference. Means which differ by more than the LSD(5%) are significantly different at P < 0.05.