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Wildlife, Animals, and Plants
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FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Ranunculus glaberrimus | Sagebrush Buttercup
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS :
Little is known about the adaptations of sagebrush buttercup to fire.
It is known to reproduce vegetatively through root sprouting in response
to disturbance [3]. Sagebrush buttercup was present at postfire year 1
on burned plots in western Montana grasslands, although it was absent on
adjacent plots [9].
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY :
Caudex, growing points in soil
Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)
Related categories for Species: Ranunculus glaberrimus
| Sagebrush Buttercup
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