Plant adaptations: Fire
Adaptations of plants to areas exposed to frequent fire.
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Palicourea rigida
Protruded bands of bark are an adaptation to protect the trunk from total burning during fires, often occurring in the cerrado. Burning bands have better access to oxygen than deeper parts of bark. The fire dies after consuming the oxygen.
Brasil, Distrito Federal, Brasília.
12/5/2012
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