Resprouter

Resprouters are plant species that are able to survive fire by the activation of dormant vegetative buds to produce regrowth.[1]

Banksia attenuata resprouting from epicormic buds following a bushfire

Plants may resprout from a bud bank that can be located in different places, including in the trunk or major branches (epicormic shoots) or in belowground structures like lignotubers, bulbs, and other structures.[2]

Resprouters characterize chaparral, fynbos, kwongan, savanna and other landscapes that experience periodic fires.

See also

References
  1. Knox, Kirsten J. E., Morrison, David A. (2005). "Effects of inter-fire intervals on the reproductive output of resprouters and obligate seeders in the Proteaceae". Austral Ecology. 3 (2): 407–413. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01482.x.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. Pausas, Juli G.; Lamont, Byron B.; Paula, Susana; Appezzato-da-Glória, Beatriz; Fidelis, Alessandra (March 2018). "Unearthing belowground bud banks in fire-prone ecosystems". New Phytologist. 217 (4): 1435–1448. doi:10.1111/nph.14982. PMID 29334401.


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