FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Rosa acicularis | Prickly Rose 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Wild roses are moderately fire resistant [36].  Prickly rose can sprout
from the base of fire-killed aerial stems or from rhizomes [55,56].
Because rhizomes are located in mineral soil, prickly rose is well
adapted for sprouting after fire [10].  Although prickly rose recovery
following fire is primarily vegetative, roses germinate from on-site and
off-site seeds as well [1,36].  Prickly rose seeds are fire resistant,
and germination may be stimulated by fire [55,56,85].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tall shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
   Rhizomatous shrub, rhizome in soil
   Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Rosa acicularis | Prickly Rose