FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Artemisia ludoviciana | Louisiana Sagewort 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Louisiana sagewort is apparently easily top-killed by low intensity
fires.  The presence of underground rhizomes and suffrutescent stem
bases suggests that the majority of plants are somewhat resistant to
fire mortality [1,2].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Limited fire response data for Louisiana sagewort indicates that
densities are rapidly regained and usually enhanced following burning.
Plants spread rapidly via surviving rhizomes.  Plant establishment also
occurs from off-site seed sources.  Studies in Alberta indicated that
this species is well adapted to repeated, annual spring burning [1].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Artemisia ludoviciana | Louisiana Sagewort