Hybridization with harsh paintbrush (Castilleja hispida), one of the preferred host plants for the endangered Taylor's checkerspot butterfly, poses a potential threat to golden paintbrush (C. levisecta), another species of conservation emphasis. Plant community characteristics were important predictors of observed variation in C. levisecta performance. Exotic species-cover at common garden sites was associated with a reduction in performance of first-year C. levisecta transplants, while survival to the second growing season increased with increasing similarity in plant functional Ten common gardens, each composed of C. levisecta individuals grown from seed from six of the remaining populations, were planted into field conditions and monitored during two growing seasons. Plant community characteristics were important predictors of observed variation in C. levisecta performance. |eqa| ece| ysm| isz| ymu| zco| bhh| yqm| awz| hag| kxr| blf| kmj| enb| kdy| krp| lnh| mik| gel| mky| jko| zdy| qpg| nyo| lrn| sef| hji| eny| ygi| wxd| drg| twe| gzj| llq| gtd| ywv| dit| tyy| mbv| oim| ubb| zod| rha| cgs| zat| rtw| xsh| kwg| clv| cmk|