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Wildlife, Animals, and Plants
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FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Menziesia ferruginea | Menziesia
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS :
Menziesia is a fire-sensitive species [51]. It responds to fire by
sprouting from the root crown [38]. Since menziesia is indicative of
cool, moist sites, fire plays a minor role in its development. Barrett
and Arno [4] found that the subalpine fir/menziesia cover type in the
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness, Idaho, had a mean fire interval of 174 to
181 years, achieving lethal/nonuniform fire behavior.
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY :
survivor species; on-site surviving root crown or caudex
Related categories for Species: Menziesia ferruginea
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