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The presence of L. maackii has a significant effect on canopy coverage and temperature of the forest floor.
Above: The view beneath L. maackii canopy.
Native ephemeral populations under L. maackii exhibit shorter flowering windows and smaller reproductive outputs.
Over time, these diminished flowering windows and reproductive outputs will cause a decline in spring ephemeral wildflower populations, potentially leading to elimination of native species in some Ohio forests.
Above: An opening C. virginica bloom.
We would like to thank previous researchers Cole Bewick, Emma Jeffers, and David Klump as well as the Biology Department at Miami University for their continued support of this project.
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