FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Balsamorhiza hookeri | Hooker Balsamroot 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Information regarding the effects of fire on Hooker balsamroot is
lacking.  Arrowleaf balsamroot undamaged or only slightly damaged by
fire [18,23].  In pinyon-juniper woodlands, perennial forbs such as
balsamroot (Balsamorhiza spp.) which die back to the soil surface are
less impacted by fire than bunchgrasses are [6].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
The response of Hooker balsamroot to fire is not documented.  The
response of other species of balsamroot have, however, been studied.
Arrowleaf balsamroot, for example, increases in frequency and density
after fire [15,31].  Individual plants recover rapidly, but an increase
in the number of plants must await seed production [30].  Arrowleaf
balsamroot is reported to reestablish to preburn levels within 2 to 5
years in northern Idaho [17].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Balsamorhiza hookeri | Hooker Balsamroot