FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Echinocereus triglochidiatus | Hedgehog Cactus 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Specific information concerning adaptations that hedgehog cactus may
have for survival following fire is not available in the literature.
Single-stemmed individuals are probably susceptible to fire due to their
relatively small size.  When hedgehog cactus forms compact mounds,
interior stems may be protected by outer stems, enabling them to survive
fire.

Cacti may escape fire in refugia or in areas with fuels too sparse to
carry a fire [16].  Since hedgehog cactus usually grows under shade, it
is less likely to escape fire than species that grow on open sites with
little surrounding vegetation.  Cacti do not apear to store seed in soil
seedbanks [16].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Echinocereus triglochidiatus | Hedgehog Cactus