FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Geranium maculatum | Wild Geranium 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
No direct documentation of the direct effect of fire on wild geranium is
available.  However, in light of the fact that the rhizome is found at
the soil surface under closed canopies and 3 to 4 inches (7-9 cm) deep
under open canopies [27], it is reasonable to suggest that the plant is
more easily killed by fire where the rhizome is closer to the soil
surface.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Wild geranium increases in abundance immediately after fire [2].  On a
site invaded by black cherry and multiflora rose (Rosa multiflora), wild
geranium reappeared following a prescribed fire that top-killed the
invading cherry saplings [8].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Geranium maculatum | Wild Geranium