FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Ungnadia speciosa | Mexican Buckeye 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
The effects of fire on Mexican buckeye have not been well documented.
Aboveground portions of the plant are presumably killed by fire.
However, postfire survival of the root crown is possible, if not likely.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
The response of Mexican buckeye to fire is not well known.  Plants
coppice readily after mechanical removal [19], and a similar response is
possible after fire.  Establishment of some seed from off-site may occur
in years of unusually abundant summer and fall rainfall.  However,
seedling establishment is extremely rare under ordinary conditions [19].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
Bock and Bock [3] report that prescribed fire is "difficult to manage
and potentially very destructive" in established riparian woodlands of
the Southwest.  These relatively rare and fragile areas provide
important food and cover for desert wildlife [25].  Because browse and
cover are often limited in these areas, burning is not generally
recommended [25].

Related categories for Species: Ungnadia speciosa | Mexican Buckeye