FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Black Greasewood 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Black greasewood is generally only slightly harmed or undamaged by fire
[65].  It resprouts readily following fire and can also reestablish a
site through abundant, light, wind-dispersed seed [11,65].

Many black greasewood communities have insufficient fine fuels to carry
a fire and burn infrequently [7,17,65].  Vegetation between the widely
dispersed black greasewood plants may be sparse and many communities are
characterized by a large amount of bare soil.  However, communities
which have considerable amounts of cheatgrass or which have been seeded
with crested wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum) exhibit higher fire
frequencies [N. Shaw, pers. comm. 1990].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tall shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
   Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

Related categories for Species: Sarcobatus vermiculatus | Black Greasewood