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FIRE ECOLOGY

SPECIES: Prosopis velutina | Velvet Mesquite
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : Velvet mesquite plants contain numerous, dormant buds on an underground stem. Soil and rough bark sufficiently insulate the buds from the heat of most fires [22,51]. Even 8-month-old seedlings have sufficiently developed underground stem buds to allow some plants to survive burning [19]. Following top-killing fires, numerous sprouts arise from the underground buds. Numerous wild and domestic animals consume and disperse velvet mesquite seed. Seed from off-site plants can be transported to burned areas by animals. POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : Geophyte, growing points deep in soil Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

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