FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Prosopis pubescens | Screwbean Mesquite 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Most fires probably top-kill or kill screwbean mesquite.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Vogl and McHargue [39] report that plants not killed by fire resprout
weakly.  They further state that following a fire in a southern
California oasis, a "dense stand" of screwbean mesquite and western
honey mesquite was found under California palms (Washingtonia filifera)
within 10 to 15 years.  It is unclear whether these plants were
established from seed or from individuals which survived the fire.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Prosopis pubescens | Screwbean Mesquite