Abundance would be severely reduced immediately postfire, but because it reproduces both vegetatively and sexually, long-term recovery should be fairly successful. Off-site regeneration is possible but likely slow, since seed is not wind dispersed. Nongame birds and small mammals may consume the seeds. Foliage dies back to this rootstock each winter and resprouts in spring. Generally grows in colonies.
Fruits are achenes with no special dispersal mechanisms.
Dry fruits drop near the parent plants unless consumed. By seed, following cold stratification, but usually requires two years to bloom. Plant root clumps in the spring or fall, spacing them 1'-2' apart, with the base of the plant at soil level. Mulch to keep the soil moist. The grey green, fernlike foliage is decorative.