01216nas a2200133   4500008004100000245009500041210006900136300001300205490000700218520077400225653000900999100001801008856005601026       1994                        eng d00aWind induced leaf binding by prairie cordgrass onto common milkweed in northeastern Kansas0 aWind induced leaf binding by prairie cordgrass onto common milkw  a301 -3050 v263 aIn this study, I investigated an interaction between prairie cordgrass (Spartina pectinata) and common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) where leaves of cordgrass became tightly bound to milkweed stems, primarily at upper nodes. Milkweed plants involved in this interaction typically had damaged leaves and increased fruit production compared to unbound milkweed plants. Cordgrass leaves apparently, by the action of wind, become wrapped around structures that are stiff and rough surfaced. No binding interactions took place between cordgrass and wooden dowels set in wetlands and designed to imitate the growth form of common milkweed. Likewise, no interactions occurred between cordgrass and hemp dogbane, a plant of similar growth form to milkweed but with smooth stems.10aWind1 aJohnson, S.R.  uhttp://eurekamag.com/research/009/736/009736310.php