FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Hierochloe odorata | Sweet Grass 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Sweetgrass has creeping rhizomes which are often fairly deep [15,22] and
which may sprout after aerial portions are burned.  Culms arise from
among dead foliage of the preceding year [7].  This foliage may protect
basal buds from fire damage in the spring when moisture content of dead
foliage is high.  But in fall, it is more likely that the buds would be
damaged by heat produced when the dried foliage burns.


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Rhizomatous herb, rhizome in soil

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