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Cassinia arcuata · Asteraceae · also called Cassinia arcuata · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
Region
Australia
Rated in
Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

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.

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.

Listed without a rating (16)
Corroboration (16 rows from 1 source)

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

    16 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Miller2022: Miller, T. S., Filkov, A. I., & Penman, T. D. (2022). Improved laboratory method to test flammability metrics of live plants under dynamic conditions and future implications. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, 277-295.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device radiant panel; site Miller2022-1; sampling may 2019.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to smoke (s): 6”

          FLAMITS record 16500.

        • “time to smoke (s): 271”

          FLAMITS record 16501.

        • “time to smoke (s): 1”

          FLAMITS record 16502.

        • “time to smoke (s): 1”

          FLAMITS record 16503.

        • “time to smouldering (s): 13”

          FLAMITS record 16516.

        • “time to smouldering (s): 443”

          FLAMITS record 16517.

        • “time to smouldering (s): 11”

          FLAMITS record 16518.

        • “time to smouldering (s): 150”

          FLAMITS record 16519.

        • “time to flaming (s): 48”

          FLAMITS record 16532.

        • “time to flaming (s): 487”

          FLAMITS record 16533.

        • “time to flaming (s): 20”

          FLAMITS record 16534.

        • “time to flaming (s): 150”

          FLAMITS record 16535.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “burning duration (s): 82”

          FLAMITS record 16548.

        • “burning duration (s): 562”

          FLAMITS record 16549.

        • “burning duration (s): 65”

          FLAMITS record 16550.

        • “burning duration (s): 497”

          FLAMITS record 16551.

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Last verified 2026-08-25. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Cassinia arcuata (Cassinia arcuata). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/cassinia-arcuata/. Last verified 2026-08-25.