FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Cusick's bluegrass regenerates after fire from seed and by tillering
[20].  

Few quantitative data are available on Cusick's bluegrass response to
fire.  A few studies have shown short-term decline after fire [26,40].
In general, bluegrasses (Poa spp.) are relatively resistant to fire
damage [20,52,53].  Cusick's bluegrass matures rapidly in the spring and
is in a dormant state when summer and fall fires occur [51,52].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tussock graminoid

Related categories for Species: Poa cusickii | Cusick's Bluegrass