FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Chamaebatia foliolosa | Sierra Mountain Misery 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Fire top-kills Sierra mountain misery [15].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Recovery from fire is rapid.  Three years following top-kill by a
wildfire of unreported severity on the Tahoe National Forest, Sierra
mountain misery sprouts were 1.6 to 16 inches (24-40 cm) tall, and
occupied 1,612 square feet per acre (370 sq m/ha) [18].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Sierra mountain misery will carry prescribed ground fire when present in
the understory [11].  It is difficult and time-consuming to construct
fire breaks within its growth, however, because the numerous, tangled
woody stems, rhizomes, and shallow roots must be removed in order to
expose mineral soil [32].

If managers wish to decrease Sierra mountain misery cover through the
use of prescribed fire, late spring/high consumption prescriptions
appear to be most effective.  Early spring/moderate consumption fires
reduce densities the least [15].  Prescribed burning, however, is only a
temporary method of controlling this vigorous sprouter.

Sierra mountain misery regrowth affords good soil protection in burn
areas [32].

Related categories for Species: Chamaebatia foliolosa | Sierra Mountain Misery