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Anarthrophyllum rigidum carries an avoid recommendation in the evidence table. The cited northern Patagonia WUI assessment names it among the most flammable species, reporting low leaf moisture, short ignition time, and high flame height. Low dead fuel and high bulk density counteracted some of those traits.
The study examined green leaves, a condition retained under test conditions. With one study-specific verdict behind the page, its status is limited evidence. That boundary matters: the record carries the source's avoid conclusion without replacing the source's mixed trait observations with a broader claim.
Consult the source row for the citation and recorded wording. Same-form alternatives remain available while keeping their evidence separate from A. rigidum.
Highly flammable — location does not change the cited classification.
Fire-performance conditions
1 condition stated in cited fire-evidence rows.
Fire ecology context
Placement evidence
Evidence regions
Laguna Blanca National Park, Neuquén, Argentina
Maintenance
2. Why this plant is relevant here
State distribution
Native range
Introduced / established
USDA hardiness
3. Legal, ecological, and broader status
Legal-list status
Seed-list status
Reported invasive here
Broader regional context
Federal context
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.
Conditions in the fire evidence
These describe tested or rated plant material. They are not horticultural maintenance instructions.
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.
