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Revision as of 22:35, 3 October 2010

Banksia attenuata resprouting from epicormic buds following a bushfire

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

Plants may resprout by means of lignotubers at the base or epicormic buds.

References

  1. ^ Knox, Kirsten J. E.; Briggs, 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. {{cite journal}}: line feed character in |title= at position 62 (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)