Data file native and non-native plant interactions in Australian grasslands

taxa tab: list and overview of all the recorded species

• family: family of the plant
• genus: genus of the plant
• species: plant species name
• origin: indicates whether the plant is native to Australia or not (non-native)
• common name: common name of the plant species
• functional group: functional group of the plant species: forb, graminoid, fern, tree
• functional group detailed: gives more detail about the type of graminoid and forb: legume, forb (non-leguminous), grass, sedge, rush, fern, tree
• lifeform: annual or perennial lifeform (species which can have both of these lifeforms where considered as annuals)

plot tab: list of species found in each plot and their cover (%)

• sampling.session: provides information about the sampling time: May2020 = data that was collected in May 2020 Nov2020 = data that was collected in November 2020
• farm.name: name of the farms where the sampling took place: SF = farm of the Southern group NF = farm of the Northern group numbers 1-3 = randomly allocated to the Southern group of farms numbers 4-6 = randomly allocated to the Northern group of farms
• site.type: KG: Kangaroo grass dominated site ALG: ALG+KG site (Kangarooo grass and African lovegrass co-dominated site)
• plot.no: plot number: 9-12
• scientific.name: scientific name of the plant species found in a certain plot
• functional group: indicates whether the species found is a tree, forb, graminoid or fern
• functional group detailed: indicates whether the species found is a tree, legume, forb (non-leguminous), grass, sedge, rush, fern
• lifeform: specifies the lifeform of the species: annual or perennial lifeform (species which can have both of these lifeforms where considered as annuals)