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Grey-leaved Cistus (Cistus albidus)
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Grey-leaved Cistus

Cistus albidus · Cistaceae · all Cistus records · also called Grey-leaved rockrose · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
Region
France; Mediterranean France; Morocco; Spain
Rated in
Global; Mediterranean France / Provence
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; Mediterranean France / Provence

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.

Mid-scale / conditional (1)

Listed without a rating (32)
Corroboration (32 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

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

    • Primary study Alessio2008b: Alessio, G. A., Peñuelas, J., Llusià, J., Ogaya, R., Estiarte, M., & De Lillis, M. (2008). Influence of water and terpenes on flammability in some dominant Mediterranean species. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 17, 274.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Alessio2008a-1.

      • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 236.8”

        FLAMITS record 107; Ignitability measurement; sampling november.

      • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 282.15”

        FLAMITS record 108; Ignitability measurement; sampling january.

      • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 292.75”

        FLAMITS record 109; Ignitability measurement; sampling may.

      • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 201.49”

        FLAMITS record 110; Ignitability measurement; sampling june.

      • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 208.64”

        FLAMITS record 111; Ignitability measurement; sampling july.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 230.39”

        FLAMITS record 127; Sustainability measurement; sampling november.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 269.89”

        FLAMITS record 128; Sustainability measurement; sampling january.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 250.66”

        FLAMITS record 129; Sustainability measurement; sampling may.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 138.76”

        FLAMITS record 130; Sustainability measurement; sampling june.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 140.46”

        FLAMITS record 131; Sustainability measurement; sampling july.

    • Primary study Essaghi2017: Essaghi, S., Hachmi, M. H., Yessef, M., Dehhaoui, M., & El Amarty, F. (2017). Assessment of Flammability of Moroccan Forest Fuels: New Approach to Estimate the Flammability Index. Forests, 8, 443.

      Shared row context: Ignitability measurement; plant part twigs; fuel all; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Essaghi2017-3; sampling january.

      • “flammability value: 9.22”

        FLAMITS record 3306.

      • “flammability value: 14.33”

        FLAMITS record 3319.

    • Primary study Hachmi2011: Hachmi, M. H., Sesbou, A., Benjelloun, H., El Handouz, N., & Bouanane, F. (2011). A Simple Technique to Estimate the Flammability Index of Moroccan Forest Fuels. Journal of Combustion, 2011, 1-11.

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Hachmi2011-1; sampling ND.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 4.7”

          FLAMITS record 4700.

        • “flammability value: 2.16”

          FLAMITS record 4798.

      • “flame height (cm): 15”

        FLAMITS record 4735; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 13.8”

        FLAMITS record 4736; Sustainability measurement.

    • Primary study Ormeno2009: Ormeno, E., Cespedes, B., Sanchez, I.A., Velasco-Garcia, A., Moreno, J.M., Fernandez, C., & Baldy, V. (2009). The relationship between terpenes and flammability of leaf litter. Forest Ecology and Management, 257, 471-482.

      Shared row context: plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device epiradiator; site Ormeno2009-2; sampling june.

      • “time to flaming (s): 2.37”

        FLAMITS record 9895; Ignitability measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 10.35”

        FLAMITS record 9901; Sustainability measurement.

    • Primary study Saura2010: Saura-Mas, S., Paula, S., Pausas, J. G,. & Lloret, F. (2010). Fuel loading and flammability in the Mediterranean Basin woody species with different post-fire regenerative strategies. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 19, 783.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; sampling august.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Saura2010-1.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 525.43”

          FLAMITS record 12127.

        • “time to smoke (s): 92.2”

          FLAMITS record 12191.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 152.13”

          FLAMITS record 12228.

        • “time to smouldering (s): 230”

          FLAMITS record 12264.

        • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 345”

          FLAMITS record 12300.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Saura2010-2.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 556.5”

          FLAMITS record 12145.

        • “time to smoke (s): 103.4”

          FLAMITS record 12213.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 163.4”

          FLAMITS record 12250.

        • “time to smouldering (s): 237.6”

          FLAMITS record 12286.

        • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 380.6”

          FLAMITS record 12322.

      • “flaming duration (s): 255.4”

        FLAMITS record 12157; Sustainability measurement; site Saura2010-1.

      • “flaming duration (s): 360”

        FLAMITS record 12179; Sustainability measurement; site Saura2010-2.

    • 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.

      Shared row context: Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Valette1990-1; sampling june to september.

      • “flammability value: 0”

        FLAMITS record 13315.

      • “flammability value: 3”

        FLAMITS record 13316.

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