FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Geranium richardsonii | Richardson's Geranium 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Richardson's geranium has rhizomes which may produce new stems after
fire [21,58].  Richardson's geranium is a member of moist or wet
subalpine fir-Engelmann spruce habitat types in Idaho and Wyoming which
have estimated average fire-free intervals of about 330.  Stands are
susceptible to severe burns when drought occurs [66].  Richardson's
geranium also occurs in communities characterized by more frequent fire,
including lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) [65], subalpine fir [67], and
quaking aspen [63].
 


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

Related categories for Species: Geranium richardsonii | Richardson's Geranium