FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Ambrosia psilostachya | Western Ragweed 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
As a component of North American grasslands, western ragweed has evolved
with fire.  Soil can insulate roots from lethal temperatures during a
fire.  Surface rhizomes of western ragweed may be killed during a fire;
however, the plant also has deep-seated rhizomes which would survive
most fires [6].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Geophyte, growing points deep in soil
   Rhizomatous herb, rhizome in soil
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Ambrosia psilostachya | Western Ragweed