Wildlife, Animals, and Plants
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FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Taxus floridana | Florida Yew
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS :
Florida yew occurs in humid forests on moderate to steep slopes that
rarely burn. Fire was historically frequent in the longleaf pine/grass
habitats upland of these slopes; observers note that surface fires there
often burn to the edges of the slopes and then naturally extinguish
[24]. Fires in the mesic hammocks in which Florida yew occurs usually
originate elsewhere, and consist of surface fires that creep and burn
only litter [27]. Florida yew will sprout after tops have been damaged
by means other than fire. It is possible that fire-damaged stems may
respond the same way. Sprouts that form after tops have been damaged,
however, are of low vigor and do not usually survive [25]. Other yews
are very susceptible to heat damage and rarely sprout after fire [26].
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY :
Tree with adventitious-bud root crown/soboliferous species root sucker
Related categories for Species: Taxus floridana
| Florida Yew
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