Abstract

1. The generation of shoot thrust was measured in eight contrasted herbaceous species (Arrhenatherum elatius, Bromus erectus, Campanula rotundifolia, Cerastium fontanum, Hypericum perforatum, Koeleria macrantha, Poa trivialis and Urtica dioica) using a framework of weighted windows that could be opened by an expanding shoot. 2. The species that occur as vegetation dominants in their usual habitats (A. elatius, B. erectus and U. dioica) were found to have the greatest ability to generate thrust

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