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Abies cephalonica · Pinaceae · all Abies records

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1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence: Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Fire-performance conditions: No test or rating condition is normalized.
Fire ecology context: No section-reviewed fire-ecology context is normalized.
Placement evidence: 1 source placement record; source schemes remain separate.
Evidence regions: Global; Greece; Mediterranean France / Provence
Maintenance: No sourced horticultural maintenance assertion is normalized; fire-test conditions do not supply maintenance advice.

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution: No state distribution is normalized.
Native range: No current cited or legacy state native range is normalized.
Introduced / established: No introduced or established row is normalized; that does not prove native status.
USDA hardiness: No hardiness value is normalized.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Legal-list status: Set a location for an exact legal-list result; source silence is not clearance.
Seed-list status: Set a location to compare the separate state noxious-weed seed layer.
Reported invasive here: No ecological invasive report is normalized; that does not prove noninvasiveness.
Broader regional context: Aggregate AK, HI, and L48 evidence is shown only as regional context, never as an exact-state finding.
Federal context: Federal designations remain separate from state legal-list results.

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

Greek fir (Abies cephalonica) — Photo: (c) Donald Davesne, some rights reserved (CC BY) (CC BY), via iNaturalist. Species-typical, not necessarily this cultivar.

Form: tree
Region: France; Greece; Mediterranean France
Rated in: Global; Greece; Mediterranean France / Provence
Family: Pinaceae
Evidence: 25 cited sources

Where its sources say to plant it

Placement rules below use each source's own distances or named zones, tied to its rating. They are not interchangeable with the directory's current Zone 0 guidance.

Κανονισμός Πυροπροστασίας Ακινήτων εντός ή πλησίον δασικώ…: section 5.4.2, Table 2δi [greece-2023-particularly-flammable] (with its avoid rating)

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Avoids (1)

Κανονισμός Πυροπροστασίας Ακινήτων εντός ή πλησίον δασικών εκτάσεων — Hellenic Ministry of Environment and Energy · FEK B 3475/2023 · original source Corroboration Regulation

“ΙΔΙΑΙΤΕΡΑ ΕΥΦΛΕΚΤΑ ΕΝΔΗΜΙΚΑ ΦΥΤΑ — Abies cephalonica”

The regulation prints this taxon in its table of particularly flammable endemic trees and shrubs.

Listed without a rating (23)

FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

23 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4946.22” · score 4946.22 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 6549; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 53” · score 53 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6639; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 47” · score 47 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6640; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 31” · score 31 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6641; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 26” · score 26 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6642; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 27” · score 27 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6643; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 20” · score 20 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6644; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 15” · score 15 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6645; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 13” · score 13 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6646; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 13” · score 13 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6647; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 12” · score 12 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6648; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 9” · score 9 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6649; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “time to flaming (s): 7” · score 7 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 6650; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device muffle furnace; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “burnt biomass (%): 68.69” · score 68.69 (FLAMITS — burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 6667; Consumability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device thermal analyzer; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “burnt biomass (%): 72.43” · score 72.43 (FLAMITS — burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 6674; Consumability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device thermal analyzer; site Liodakis2002-2; sampling january. Primary study Liodakis2002: Liodakis, S., Bakirtzis, D., & Lois, E. (2002). TG and autoignition studies on forest fuels. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 69, 519-528.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4600” · score 4600 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9756; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Ntoufas2016-1; sampling february. Primary study Ntoufas2016: Ntoufas, I., Liodakis, S., & Tzamtzis, N. (2016). The effect of the extractable components of euro-mediterranean vegetation species to the combustion of their foliage. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2850.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4950” · score 4950 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9759; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Ntoufas2016-1; sampling february. Primary study Ntoufas2016: Ntoufas, I., Liodakis, S., & Tzamtzis, N. (2016). The effect of the extractable components of euro-mediterranean vegetation species to the combustion of their foliage. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2850.
- “temperature at flaming (°C): 164.24” · score 164.24 (FLAMITS — temperature at flaming (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 9762; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device thermal analyzer; site Ntoufas2016-1; sampling february. Primary study Ntoufas2016: Ntoufas, I., Liodakis, S., & Tzamtzis, N. (2016). The effect of the extractable components of euro-mediterranean vegetation species to the combustion of their foliage. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2850.
- “temperature at flaming (°C): 165.42” · score 165.42 (FLAMITS — temperature at flaming (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 9765; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device thermal analyzer; site Ntoufas2016-1; sampling february. Primary study Ntoufas2016: Ntoufas, I., Liodakis, S., & Tzamtzis, N. (2016). The effect of the extractable components of euro-mediterranean vegetation species to the combustion of their foliage. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2850.
- “burning duration (s): 362.4” · score 362.4 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 9768; Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device thermal analyzer; site Ntoufas2016-1; sampling february. Primary study Ntoufas2016: Ntoufas, I., Liodakis, S., & Tzamtzis, N. (2016). The effect of the extractable components of euro-mediterranean vegetation species to the combustion of their foliage. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2850.
- “burning duration (s): 486.6” · score 486.6 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 9771; Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device thermal analyzer; site Ntoufas2016-1; sampling february. Primary study Ntoufas2016: Ntoufas, I., Liodakis, S., & Tzamtzis, N. (2016). The effect of the extractable components of euro-mediterranean vegetation species to the combustion of their foliage. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2850.
- “flammability value: 0” · score 0 (FLAMITS — flammability value)
  
  FLAMITS record 13355; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Valette1990-1; sampling june to september. Primary study Valette1990: Valette, J.-C. (1990). Flammabilities of Mediterranean forest species. Effects on the combustibility of the forest communities inflammabilités des espèces forestières méditerranéennes. Conséquences sur la combustibilité des formations forestières. Revue forestière française, 42, 76-92.
- “flammability value: 2” · score 2 (FLAMITS — flammability value)
  
  FLAMITS record 13356; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Valette1990-1; sampling june to september. Primary study Valette1990: Valette, J.-C. (1990). Flammabilities of Mediterranean forest species. Effects on the combustibility of the forest communities inflammabilités des espèces forestières méditerranéennes. Conséquences sur la combustibilité des formations forestières. Revue forestière française, 42, 76-92.

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