Prior to fire suppression, mixed chaparral burned at fairly frequent intervals. Most chaparral shrubs, presumably including chaparral pea, recover quickly from fire. Frequent fire kept chaparral pea and associated shrubs at a young stage of development. The percentage of complete kill varies by season. Data pertaining to postfire density, frequency, or growth rate of chaparral pea sprouts were not found in the literature.
Sprouts grow most rapidly after late summer or fall fires.
Postfire chaparral pea seedling recruitment appears to be scant. Browse quality was improved by the sprouting of top-killed shrubs, including chaparral pea. Distribution of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians by BLM physiographic regions and A.W. Kuchler's associations for the eleven western states. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. The crude protein variations in the browse diet of California deer.