Resprouter

Resprouters are plant species that are adapted 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

• Adventitiousness
• Coppicing
• Crown sprouting
• Cutting (plant)
• Geoxyle
• Water sprout