FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Vaccinium ovalifolium | Ovalleaf Huckleberry 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Plants presumably sprout from the stem base or underground rhizomes
[26,31] after aboveground vegetation is destroyed by fire.  Limited
seedling establishment may occasionally occur from offsite seed
dispersed by birds and mammals.  However, seedling establishment is of
limited importance in most western huckleberries (Vaccinium spp.)  [44].

Fire may occur infrequently on some moist sites occupied by ovalleaf
huckleberry.  Martin [44] notes that "the role of fire in establishing
populations of western species [of huckleberry] or in maintaining new
ones, is not well-documented."


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

Related categories for Species: Vaccinium ovalifolium | Ovalleaf Huckleberry