“…In accordance with Grime (1977), L. luteus from high rainfall, long-season habitats flowered and set pods considerably later than those from dry, variable-rainfall environments, confirming previous work (Berger et al , 2008 a
), and small, regionally limited studies of L. angustifolius (Clements and Cowling, 1994) and L. albus (Huyghe, 1997; Simpson, 1986). High below- and above-ground biomass, root–shoot ratios, and leaf area development during the long vegetative phase are likely to provide competitive advantages in the acquisition of growth-limiting resources such as water, nutrients, and light, and be responsible for greater reproductive capacity.…”