Longleaf pine trees act as conduits for lightning strikes, which ignite a highly flammable understory containing dropped longleaf pine needles; the resulting ground fires are necessary for the reproduction of other species and maintain habitat suitable for species such as gopher tortoises.

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  Compendium Vol. 5 No. 1: The ecological role of native plants

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