> Perhaps that's their evolutionary trick - burn everything out around them so that their seeds will have less competition to thrive for the next generation.
There's likely some truth to this. Much vegetation in Australia has adapted to regular burning due to relatively frequent natural fires and "fire stick farming" practiced by the indigenous population.
For instance see Xanthorrhoea australis [1] which flowers prolifically after a bushfire to take advantage of reduced competition.
There's likely some truth to this. Much vegetation in Australia has adapted to regular burning due to relatively frequent natural fires and "fire stick farming" practiced by the indigenous population.
For instance see Xanthorrhoea australis [1] which flowers prolifically after a bushfire to take advantage of reduced competition.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthorrhoea_australis