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FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
| Green Rabbitbrush
Green rabbitbrush regenerates after fire by sprouting and by establishing from off-site seed.
Green rabbitbrush is commonly observed on burned sites in west-central Utah [12]. Burning temporarily eliminates big sagebrush and other plants that compete for resources such as water or space. Release from competition stimulates green rabbitbrush to produce large numbers of viable achenes that are widely dispersed by wind. Seedlings that emerge from these achenes establish successfully because of their rapid root elongation [59,60].
The range of fire intervals reported for some species that dominate communities where green rabbitbrush occurs are listed below. To learn more about the fire regimes in those communities refer to the FEIS summary for that species, under "Fire Ecology or Adaptations."
ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa): 2 to 42 years
Mexican pinyon (P. cembroides): 20 to 70 years
Small shrub, adventitious bud/root crown
Initial off-site colonizer (off-site, initial community)
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SPECIES: Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus
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