FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Viburnum edule | Highbush Cranberry 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Highbush cranberry sprouts from the stump, roots, or underground stems
following fire [13,61].  Sprouting may also occur at the base of
fire-killed aboveground stems [22,24].  Highbush cranberry roots are
buried approximately 8 inches (20 cm) below the soil surface, allowing
them to survive light fires that do not entirely remove the organic
layer [51].  Rhizomes will also survive fires of this nature.  Highbush
cranberry seeds are hard and have thick seed coats, making them somewhat
resistant to fire [59].  Regeneration by seeds stored in the soil may
actually be favored by low-severity fires [22].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   survivor species; on-site surviving root crown or caudex
   survivor species; on-site surviving rhizomes
   ground-stored residual colonizer; fire-activated seed on-site in soil
   off-site colonizer; seed carried by animals or water; postfire yr 1&2
   secondary colonizer; off-site seed carried to site after year 2

Related categories for Species: Viburnum edule | Highbush Cranberry