FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Oplopanax horridus | Devil's Club 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Sites where devil's club occurs burn infrequently.  Wildfire is uncommon
in various forest-devil's club types of southeastern Alaska [28].
Typically, the moist ravines and streamside areas serve as a fire break
to low- and moderate-severity ground fires.  The return interval for
such fires ranges from 50 to 100 years in the western redcedar/devil's
club type of western Montana.  Less often, this type undergoes severe,
stand-replacing fire, regressing the site to pioneer conditions.
Stand-replacing fires in the western redcedar/devil's club type of
western Montana have historically occurred at intervals ranging from 150
to more than 500 years [13].

Devil's club adaptations to fire are not well documented.  It may sprout
from the root crown [18,42].  Sprouting from rhizomes may also occur [11].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Oplopanax horridus | Devil's Club