FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Rhus copallinum | Flameleaf Sumac 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Fire generally kills aboveground portions of the plant.



DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Fire stimulates root and root collar sprouting of flameleaf sumac when
aboveground portions are killed [38].  Flameleaf sumac shows dramatic
increases in stem production following fire [23,26,31].  The plant
increased from 50 to 88 percent of the total plant density on annual
burned plots in an oak forest in eastern Tennessee [7].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Fire exclusion greatly reduces density and cover of flameleaf sumac
[6,38].

Related categories for Species: Rhus copallinum | Flameleaf Sumac