FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Aster laevis | Smooth Aster 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Smooth aster sprouts from the rhizome after being top-killed by fire.
It occurs in a number of plant associations that have frequent fire
regimes.  Presumably, it is adapted to fire, though no specific
information is available in the literature.

In general, forbs are more adversely affected by fires that occur later
in the spring.  Usually cover is reduced, while overall composition
remains little affected.  Forbs are much less affected by dormant-season
fires than by spring fires [8].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Rhizomatous herb, rhizome in soil
   Ground residual colonizer (on-site, initial community)
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Aster laevis | Smooth Aster