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Table 4.4 Characteristics of common Mediterranean Basin woody species with postfire seedling recruitment arising from dormant soil-stored seedbanks

Fruit
type

Leaf
type

Growth
form Genera Common species Family Resprouting Leaf size

Anthyllis A. cytisoides , A. hermanniae Fabaceae yes dry broad small-medium shrub

Calicotome C. villosa , C. spinosa , C. intermedia Fabaceae yes dry broad small shrub

Cistus C. albidus , C. clusii , C. salviifolius , C. ladanifer , C. creticus ,

C. mospeliensis , C. crispus , C. laurifolius , C. incanus , etc.

Cistaceae no dry broad small-medium shrub

Cytisus C. striatus , C. scoparius , C. multiflorus , C. balansae , C. patens ,

C. reverchonii

Fabaceae yes dry variable small-very

small

shrub

Dorycnium D. pentaphyllum

Fabaceae yes dry linear medium small shrub

Erica E. australis (R

), E. manipuliflora (R ), E. vagans (R þ þ þ ), Ericaceae variable dry linear very small shrub

E. umbellata (R )

Fumana F. ericoides , F. thymifolia Cistaceae no dry linear very small small shrub

Genista G. florida (R ), G. berberidea (R ), G. scorpius (R ), Fabaceae variable dry variable variable shrub

þ þ þ

G. acanthoclada (R þ ), G. triacanthos (R )

Halimium H. viscosum , H. alyssoides , H. halimifolium , H. ocymoides Cistaceae no dry variable small-medium shrub

Helianthemum H. apenninum , H. syriacum , H. marifolium , etc. Cistaceae no dry linear small small shrub

Pinus P. halepensis , P. brutia , P. pinaster Pinaceae no dry needle small tree

Rhus R. coriaria Anacardiaceae yes fleshy broad large shrub

Spartium S. junceum Fabaceae yes dry small large shrub

Sarcopoterium S. spinosum Rosaceae yes fleshy broad small shrub

Rosmarinus R. officinalis Lamiaceae no dry linear small shrub

Thymus T. vulgaris (R ), T. piperella (R þ ) Lamiaceae variable dry broad small-very

small

small shrub

Ulex U. parviflorus (R ), U. minor (R þ ), U. europaeus (R þ ) Fabaceae variable dry spines very small shrub

Resprouting indicates whether the genus is composed of facultative seeders (yes) or obligate seeders (no) and “variable” means that different responses have been
observed between species in the genus or for the same species in different populations (when genera are variable, individual species are noted as “R þ ” if they
resprout and “R-” if not. See Table 4.3 for the legend of leaf size.
Source: Data from the BROT database (Paula et al. 2009 ; Paula & Pausas 2009 ).