FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Sarracenia minor | Hooded Pitcher-Plant 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Hooded pitcher-plant is usually top-killed by fire.  Severe fires may
burn into the peat layer and also destroy the rhizomes, thereby killing
the plant [11,13].




DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
The genus Sarracenia is well adapted to moderate fires which remove old
growth, destroy competing vegetation, and help induce flowering.
Density of hooded pitcher-plant increased greatly following 27 years of
annual burning in Georgia [11].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Fire suppression results in a build-up of fuels, causing severe fires
which damage species normally considered to be fire tolerant, such as
hooded pitcher-plant.  Fire is a natural event in carnivorous plant
habitats and should be implemented in management plans [4].

Related categories for Species: Sarracenia minor | Hooded Pitcher-Plant