FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Ribes americanum | American Black Currant 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Fire probably severely damages or kills American black currant.

On Reed Turner Nature Preserve in Long Grove, Illinois, fall prescribed
fires were conducted in closed canopy woodlands.  Fuel loads before the
fire were 550 grams per square meter.  In postfire year 1, American
black currant decreased in importance by more than 50 percent [2].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
In northwestern Minnesota, American black currant was observed growing
on a burned site in postfire year 2.  It is not clear whether American
black currant had sprouted or established from seed [19].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Ribes americanum | American Black Currant