FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Goodyera repens | Northern Rattlesnake Plantain 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Northern rattlesnake plantain is killed by fire.  It has rhizomes, but
these apparently do not survive burning [10,20].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
In Alaska, northern rattlesnake plantain had not reappeared by 2 years
after clearcutting with a prescribed fire [3].  In a Minnesota study,
during 5 years of monitoring plant biomass after a fire, only one
northern rattlesnake plantain specimen was observed (3 years after the
burn) [17].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Northern rattlesnake plantain appears to be a fire-sensitive species.
It prefers the shade of older forests and does not reinvade areas that
have been opened up by fire [3].

Related categories for Species: Goodyera repens | Northern Rattlesnake Plantain