FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Lycium pallidum | Pale Wolfberry 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Many perennial desert shrubs are not well adapted to fire [12], but some
exhibit fire adaptive traits [27].  These traits are generally only
weakly developed [35].  

Since pale wolfberry sprouts from the root crown following damage [43],
it probably sprouts after fire [27].  However, it may take many years
for desert shrubs to regain their former densities on burned sites [35].
The sprouting ability of pale wolfberry is most likely dependent on fire
severity.  Dense clumps of brush containing pale wolfberry may be
somewhat impervious to fire, as are clumps containing Berlandier
wolfberry (L. berlandieri) [10].  

Wolfberry species seedling establishment was noted after a fire at a
Sonoran Desert site.  The seeds may have survived fire in the soil or on
burned plants, or may have been dispersed from adjacent unburned areas
[35].
 


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tall shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Lycium pallidum | Pale Wolfberry