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The time table of vegetative spreading of the lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis L.) and the wood small-reed (Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth) in southern Finland

Oinonen E. (1969). The time table of vegetative spreading of the lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis L.) and the wood small-reed (Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth) in southern Finland. Acta Forestalia Fennica no. 97 article id 7607. https://doi.org/10.14214/aff.7607

Abstract

The purpose of this study has been to compile a time-table for the vegetative spreading o the lily-of-the-valley and the wood small-reed. The diameters of the mainly solitary stands of these species have been compared to stand diameters of bracken (Lycopodium clavatum, L. annotium, and L. complanatum), to tree age determined by basal borings, and to times of fires in the site.

Regeneration of the lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria Majalis L.) and the wood small-reed (Calamagrostis epigeios (L.) Roth) from seed is relatively infrequent, and distance between stands may be considerable. Regeneration is more common after fire. The stands of the species are relatively fire resistant, especially on heathlands, where the subsurface parts are safe in the mineral soil. Large stands are generally due to vegetative spreading.

The rate of vegetative spreading of both of the species is practically constant, and about equal, 12.5 cm/year in diameter and 6.2 cm/year in the radial direction. When the actual regeneration time after the fire is not known, the rate of the spreading can be lower than this number.

Keywords
regeneration; forest fire; Calamagrostis epigeios; lily-of-the-valley; Convallaria majalis; wood small-reed

Published in 1969

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