FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Chimaphila menziesii | Little Prince's Pine 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Most little prince's pine is probably killed by fire, although
low-severity fire may only top-kill it.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Woodard [41] stated that little prince's pine is known to grow from deep
rhizomes or to sprout following fire.  He found that it was absent,
however, 1 year after a prescribed crown fire in an old stand dominated
by Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) and subalpine fir (Abies
lasiocarpa) in eastern Washington.  It was still present in the unburned
control [41].

No other information was found regarding specific responses of little
prince's pine to fire.  


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Little prince's pine was not present on burned or unburned clearcut
sites in grand fir (Abies grandis)/pachistima (Pachistima myrsinites)
habitat types in Oregon.  It was present, however, in 175-year-old,
unlogged, adjacent stands [5].  In the same habitat type in Idaho,
prince's pine was present in 70 percent of near-climax control stands
but only 10 percent of 1-year-old clearcut and burned stands.  It was
also absent from 3, 8, 12, and 23-year-old clearcut and burned stands
[42].

Related categories for Species: Chimaphila menziesii | Little Prince's Pine