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EFFECTS OF FIRE ON THREATENED AND ENDANGERED PLANTs 5 .:_...Q.....J~ ~ D o to 5 Species II 6 to 20 Species . 21 to 50 Species ,. ..- .,. . 51 to 99 Species . . Over 100 Species Fig. 2. Number of federally listed endangered, threatened, and category-one plant species per state as of September 1993. Table 3. Scientific names, common names, federal statuses, references to species in this bibliography, and summaries of responses by these species to fire. Status codes: E = Endangered; T = Threatened; CI = Category-one candidate; C2 = Category-two candidate; 3C = Category-three species; 0 = not federally listed. Response Scientific name Common name Status Abronia macrocarpa Large-fruited sand verbena E Abulilon E eremitopetalum A. menziesii Ko'ola'ula E A. sandwicense E Agalinis acuta Sandplain gerardia E Amorpha crenulata Crenulate leadplant E (S = A, herbacea var. crenulata) Amsinckia grandiflora Large-flowered fiddleneck E Arctostaphylos glandulosa A. hookeri ssp. montana A, mynifolia Tamalpais manzanita lone manzanita Sourcea USFWSb 1992e Fire may maintain favorable habitat USFWS 1991 f Fire poses a significant threat USFWS 1986a USFWS 1991a Jordon 1994 USFWS I 989c USFWSI988b Gordon 1992b Pavlik 1991 Pavlik 1993 Pavlovic 1994 USFWS 1985e o Kelly and Parker 1990 Parker 1987 C2 CI Gankin and Major 1964 Wood and Parker 1988 Threatened by fIre Threatened by fire Fire may increase number of individuals May require disturbance such as fire Fire may maintain suitable habitat Occurs in a fire adapted community Fire maintains favorable habitat Mortality rates decreased and survivor- ship increased following a fall bum Controlled burns may have adverse or positive effect on this species Resprouts following fire Decrease in gennination following winter burn FIre kills adults, but may encourage seedling establishment Must regenerate from seed following fIre, but fire may increase gennination rates