FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Smilax laurifolia | Laurelleaf Greenbrier 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Most fires probably top-kill laurelleaf greenbrier.  Presumably, its
rhizomes may be killed by fires severe enough to consume or sufficiently
heat the soil's organic layer.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Laurelleaf greenbrier's well-developed rhizomes, capacity for vigorous
growth [19], and early seral nature [3] suggest that it responds to fire
with quick and vigorous sprouting.  It was among the first to flower
after a fire in a North Carolina pine-wiregrass (Aristida spp.) type
[13].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Heat values of fuels are basic to predicting the potential heat released
during a fire.  Laurelleaf greenbrier foliage yeilds 227,000 calories
per pound (5,000 cal/g) and is 2.9 percent ash [12].

Related categories for Species: Smilax laurifolia | Laurelleaf Greenbrier