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FIRE ECOLOGY

SPECIES: Dasiphora floribunda | Shrubby Cinquefoil

FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY

FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS:

Shrubby cinquefoil is susceptible to damage by fire [7,14,15,98,128,189]; however, if the root crown remains undamaged individual plants readily resprout [13,14,15,64,65,92,126,128,131,181,189]. Shrubby cinquefoil also re-establishes from off-site seed sources [46,189].

The fibrous bark of shrubby cinquefoil results in very flashing, high intensity fuel [92,148]. The high density of shrubby cinquefoil growing in pure stands (up to 7,500 plants/acre or 18,750 plants/ha) may increase fire spread and intensity; when growing in conjunction with shrubby cinquefoil, bunchgrasses may contribute to shrubby cinquefoil's flammability [92].

Fire occurs infrequently on many shrubby cinquefoil sites; some areas are too moist to carry fire [189]. Other sites, such as talus slopes, may lack sufficient fuels to carry fire [92].

Fire regimes for plant communities and ecosystems in which shrubby cinquefoil occurs are summarized below. For further information regarding fire regimes and fire ecology of communities and ecosystems where shrubby cinquefoil is found, see the 'Fire Ecology and Adaptations' section of the FEIS summary for the plant community or ecosystem dominants listed below.

Community or Ecosystem	Dominant Species	Fire Return Interval Range (years)
sagebrush steppe	Artemisia tridentata/Pseudoroegneria spicata	20-70 [137]
basin big sagebrush	A. t. var. tridentata	12-43 [160]
mountain big sagebrush	A. t. var. vaseyana	20-60 [4,18]
Wyoming big sagebrush	A. t. var. wyomingensis	10-70 (40**) [186,197]
plains grasslands	Bouteloua spp.	< 35
mountain-mahogany-Gambel oak scrub	Cercocarpus ledifolius-Quercus gambelii	< 35 to < 100
California steppe	Festuca-Danthonia spp.	< 35
western juniper	Juniperus occidentalis	20-70
Rocky Mountain juniper	J. scopulorum	< 35
tamarack	Larix laricina	35-200 [137]
western larch	L. occidentalis	25-100 [3]
Great Lakes spruce-fir	Picea-Abies spp.	35 to > 200
northeastern spruce-fir	Picea-Abies spp.	35-200 [43]
Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir	P. engelmannii-A. lasiocarpa	35 to > 200 [3]
black spruce	P. mariana	35-200
conifer bog*	P. m.-L. laricina	35-200 [43]
blue spruce*	P. pungens	35-200 [3]
pinyon-juniper	Pinus-Juniperus spp.	< 35 [137]
whitebark pine*	P. albicaulis	50-200 [3]
jack pine	P. banksiana	<35 to 200 [43]
Rocky Mountain lodgepole pine*	P. contorta var. latifolia	25-300+ [2,3,155]
Sierra lodgepole pine*	P. c. var. murrayana	35-200
western white pine*	P. monticola	50-200
Pacific ponderosa pine*	P. ponderosa var. ponderosa	1-47
Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine*	P. p. var. scopulorum	2-10
Arizona pine	P. p. var. arizonica	2-10 [3]
red-white-jack pine*	P. resinosa-P. strobus-P. banksiana	10-300 [43,71]
aspen-birch	Populus tremuloides-Betula papyrifera	35-200 [43,188]
quaking aspen (west of the Great Plains)	P. tremuloides	7-120 [3,60,118]
mountain grasslands	Pseudoroegneria spicata	3-40 (10**) [2,3]
Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir*	Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca	25-100 [3]
coastal Douglas-fir*	P. m. var. menziesii	40-240 [3,123,153]
California mixed evergreen	P. m. var. m.-Lithocarpus densiflorus-Arbutus menziesii	< 35 [3]
northeastern oak-pine	Quercus-Pinus spp.	10 to < 35
white oak-black oak-northern red oak	Q. alba-Q. velutina-Q. rubra	< 35
northern red oak	Q. rubra	10 to < 35
black oak	Q. velutina	< 35 [188]

*fire return interval varies widely; trends in variation are noted in the species summary
**mean

POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY [174]:

Small shrub, adventitious bud/root crown
Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

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