FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Camassia quamash | Common Camas 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Fire presumably top-kills common camas.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Common camas on the palouse prairie of eastern Washington increases
with frequent fire [1].  Data regarding common camas postfire recovery
are lacking. 


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Because growth and flowering occur in spring and early summer,
short-interval fires in spring or early summer would probably reduce
common camas populations.

Northwest Coast Indians reportedly set fires annually.  This optimized
common camas production by maintaining an open prairie [20,21].

Related categories for Species: Camassia quamash | Common Camas