• FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS
• POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY

FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS:

Leafy spurge sprouts from the roots, rhizomes, and root crown after top-kill by fire.

Fire regime: As a non-native species, leafy spurge has no historic fire regime in North America. However, leafy spurge may alter fire intensity within the communities where it occurs. Leafy spurge contains 7 to 9 % oil, which produces nearly as much energy (7758 BTU per pound (4306 kcal/kg)) as wood when combusted  [21]. For information on fire regimes in specific communities where leafy spurge occurs, please read the FEIS summary for the dominant plant species.

POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY [96]:

Caudex, growing points in soil
Geophyte, growing points deep in soil
Ground residual colonizer (on-site, initial community)
Secondary colonizer (on-site or off-site seed sources)

Related categories for SPECIES: Euphorbia esula | Leafy Spurge