FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Vicia americana | American Vetch 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
American vetch is rated as moderately resistant to fire [22].  It
typicall increases following fire [24].  The fibrous roots and rhizomes
are 0.6 (1.5 cm) to 2 inches (5 cm) below the soil surface and sprout
following light- to moderate-severity fires [22].  American vetch also
revegetates burned sites via soil-stored seed [1,2]


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

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