A lignotuber is a woody swelling of the root crown possessed by some plants as a protection against destruction of the plant stem, such as by fire. Other woody plants may develop basal burls as a simi
Lignotuber of Cussonia paniculata partly exposed above ground
Camphor trees at the Vergelegen Estate
Lignotuber at the Roosevelt Grove of Humboldt Redwoods State Park
Lignotuber actively budding, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park
Resprouters are plant species that are adapted to survive fire by the activation of dormant vegetative buds to produce regrowth.
Banksia attenuata resprouting from epicormic buds following a bushfire