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In areas prone to fire some plants do have evolutionary adaptation. In the Mediterranean, cork oaks have thick bark (which we use to make cork for wine bottles
by mytailorisrich 3y ago
In areas prone to fire some plants do have evolutionary adaptation.
In the Mediterranean, cork oaks have thick bark (which we use to make cork for wine bottles...) that scorches while the tree survives.
The seeds of Australian acacias need the heat from wildfires in order to germinate.
In some cycads the heat of fire triggers blooming, and gardeners stick hay in the crown and set it on fire in order to get a bloom and seeds.
Etc.