FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Ledum groenlandicum | Bog Labrador Tea 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Fire generally top-kills bog Labrador tea.  The underground stems are
not usually damaged by fire [34,37,45].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Bog Labrador tea sprouts from rhizomes or the root crown following low-
to moderate-severity fires.  It is one of the first plants to recolonize
burned bogs and grows rapidly following fire [18,21,23,43,46].  Chandler
[9] reported that bog Labrador tea cover was 45 percent 5 years after
fire.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Ledum groenlandicum | Bog Labrador Tea