SPECIES: Flourensia cernua | Tarbush FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS :
Very little has been published on the effects of fire on tarbush. In
general the open zones and low herbaceous cover in tarbush communities
prevent hot fires unless there is a year of exceptional winter rains
resutling in a heavy stand of annuals to serve as fuels [14].
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY :
off-site colonizer; seed carried by wind; postfire years one and two
Related categories for Species: Flourensia cernua
| Tarbush
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