FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Darlingtonia californica | California Pitcher Plant 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Aboveground portions of California pitcher plant are probably killed by
fire.  Survival of the rhizome depends on fire severity.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
In the Southeast, frequent, moderate fire is necessary for some pitcher
plants (Sarracenia spp.) to maintain dense populations.  Such fires, as
often as every second year, reduce encroachment of competing plants and
increase bare, wet ground for seedling establishment [9,15,19].  In
Mississippi, pitcher plants in a burned bog were more abundant and had
larger leaves and rhizomes than those in an unburned bog [5].  Although
historical reports indicate dense populations of California pitcher
plant [15], its specific response to fire has not been documented.  All
the older (from 146 to 350-400 years) Port-Orford-cedar in a bog forest
intermingled with California pitcher plant bogs exhibit fire scars [17].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Darlingtonia californica | California Pitcher Plant