post_fire_flowering

Label: Post-fire flowering
Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030653
Type: categorical
Definition: A fire response trait which is a taxon's [NCIT:C40098] flowering [PO:0007016] response [NCIT:C25755] to fire [ENVO:01000786], indicating if the magnitude [NCIT_C49158] of flowers [PO:0009046] increases, decreases or remains unchanged following a fire.;Indication of whether the magnitude of flowers produced by a taxon increases, decreases or remains unchanged following a fire.
Additional comments: This trait does not suggest what mechanism(s) is triggering post-fire flowering, but only that a post-fire response is (or is not) observed. There are several fire-related context properties that should be documented whenever possible, including fire severity (most important), fire season, and fire frequency. In addition, the time from fire to flowering will vary greatly across systems, and, when available, a basic habitat description should be documented as a location property.

Allowed values:

value	description
fire_dependent_flowering	Plants predominantly flower after a fire, usually within the first 1-4 growing seasons following the fire.
fire_enhanced_flowering	Flowering is enhanced after a fire, with plants flowering more prolifically for the first 1-4 growing seasons following the fire.
fire_independent_flowering	Flowering is independent of fire, with the magnitude of flowers produced by plants unchanged following a fire.
fire_suppressed_flowering	Flowering is suppressed or absent after a fire, with plants producing fewer flowers for at least the first 1-4 growing seasons following the fire.

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030653) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 431 records. This includes: