FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Phleum pratense | Timothy 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
As with most perennial grasses, timothy is well adapted to fire.
Susceptibility of pasture or range vegetation to fire depends on
specific fire adaptations of the species and phenological stage when
burned.  Timothy has underground regenerative organs that are not harmed
by moderately severe fires.  Timothy is harmed if burned when actively
growing in the spring and summer but is fairly fire tolerant when
dormant [129].  In Yellowstone National Park after the fires of 1988,
timothy sprouted from the roots after being top-killed [4].  Timothy can
occurs on extremely cold sites; these sites seldom burn [129].

 


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tussock graminoid
   Ground residual colonizer (on-site, initial community)
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Phleum pratense | Timothy