FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Rubus spectabilis | Salmonberry 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Salmonberry is well adapted to survive fire through sprouting or
seedling establishment.  It is capable of vigorous sprouting through
buds present on the stump, stem base or root crown, and rhizomes buried
beneath the soil surface [70].  The tips of downward arching aerial
canes are also capable of rooting and forming new plants where portions
of the aboveground stem remain undamaged by fire [5].
 
Salmonberry produces an abundance of seed annually, which accumulates in
the soil or duff.  Seed is noted for long-viability and germinates in
large numbers after fire [5].  Mineral soil serves as a favorable
seedbed enhancing germination and establishment.  Salmonberry commonly
invades recently burned sites throughout much of the Pacific Northwest
[69].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tall shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
   Rhizomatous shrub, rhizome in soil
   Geophyte, growing points deep in soil
   Ground residual colonizer (on-site, initial community)
   Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

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