Author
McLean, A.Issue Date
1969-03-01Keywords
Asterstolons
Paintbrush
Fireweed
fire resistance
Forest Species
Douglas fir
Fibrous Root Systems
pinegrass
lupine
timber milkvetch
Showy Aster
Orgeongrape
Peavine
American Vetch
Hawkweed
Arnica
plant composition
rhizomes
root systems
British Columbia
Kamloops
pinegrass
fire
forage values
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McLean, A. (1969). Fire resistance of forest species as influenced by root systems. Journal of Range Management, 22(2), 120-122.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3896195Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
There is a close relationship between root system characteristics and the relative fire resistance of douglasfir forest zone species in southern interior British Columbia. Susceptible species are usually those that have fibrous root systems or produce stolons or rhizomes which grow above mineral soil. Moderately resistant species usually have fibrous roots with rhizomes which grow less than 5 cm below the mineral soil surface. Resistant species are those that have rhizomes which grow between 5 and 13 cm below the mineral soil surface and those species with taproots which are able to regenerate from below their crowns. Both timber milkvetch and lupine are undesirable range plants and yet both may increase after a fire.Type
Articletext
Language
enISSN
0022-409Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2307/3896195