FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Bromus inermis | Smooth Brome 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Most smooth brome cultivars are rhizomatous [56,110], and survive fire
by sprouting from rhizomes.  Weakly rhizomatous or bunchgrass types
probably regenerate after fire primarily by tillering.  Rates of
postfire recovery probably differ between cultivars, with rhizomatous
types recovering more quickly than bunchgrass types, but such
differences have not been documented in the literature.

Periodic early spring or fall fire promotes rhizomatous smooth brome by
removing litter from sod-bound plants [56,110].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Rhizomatous herb, rhizome in soil
   Tussock graminoid

Related categories for Species: Bromus inermis | Smooth Brome