Inoculation with native, late‐successional arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi improves the growth and establishment of desirable forbs in low‐quality prairie restoration

By showing that inoculation with native, late successional AM fungi improved establishment of desirable native plants even in a decades-old restored prairie, this study adds to confidence in the benefits of native AM fungi to prairie restoration in general, and specifically demonstrates the potential value of native AM fungi to efforts to enrich existing grass-dominated restored prairies with high conservation value plant species.