FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Yucca glauca | Soapweed Yucca 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Soapweed yucca is described as "extremely difficult to kill with fire"
[38].  This species produces underground rhizomes which are presumably
well-protected from the effects of heat by overlying soil and a thick,
protective bark-like covering [45].  Seed germinates well [1] and
seedlings establish readily on newly disturbed areas with little
vegetation, such as recently burned sites.

Certain extremely harsh, rocky sites may lack fuels necessary to sustain
fire under ordinary circumstances.


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Rhizomatous shrub, rhizome in soil
   Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

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