FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Pickeringia montana | Chaparral Pea 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Chaparral pea has adapted to fire by sprouting from the roots and
root crown following damage to aboveground portions of the plant
[4,20,23,26]. 

Prior to fire suppression, mixed chaparral burned at fairly frequent
intervals.  Most chaparral shrubs, presumably including chaparral pea,
recover quickly from fire.  Litter accumulation in mixed chaparral is
often heavy [12].  Consequently, these mixed stands are able to carry
fire after only a few years of postfire growth [18].  Frequent fire kept
chaparral pea and associated shrubs at a young stage of development.
Because of this periodic fuel consumption, chaparral fires usually did
not burn with the intensity of the fires of today [4].



POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Small shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
   Geophyte, growing points deep in soil

Related categories for Species: Pickeringia montana | Chaparral Pea