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Hairy rockrose

Cistus incanus · Cistaceae · all Cistus records · also called Cistus incanus

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Form
shrub
Region
Greece; Italy
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

Introduced / established
1 sourced range or established record. This is not an invasive warning.

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 (47)
Corroboration (47 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

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

    • 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.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; site Liodakis2002-1; sampling january.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 5182.36”

        FLAMITS record 6555; Combustibility measurement; device calorimeter.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; device muffle furnace.

        • “time to flaming (s): 61”

          FLAMITS record 6616.

        • “time to flaming (s): 48”

          FLAMITS record 6617.

        • “time to flaming (s): 43”

          FLAMITS record 6618.

        • “time to flaming (s): 37”

          FLAMITS record 6619.

        • “time to flaming (s): 31”

          FLAMITS record 6620.

        • “time to flaming (s): 29”

          FLAMITS record 6621.

        • “time to flaming (s): 27”

          FLAMITS record 6622.

        • “time to flaming (s): 21”

          FLAMITS record 6623.

        • “time to flaming (s): 20”

          FLAMITS record 6624.

        • “time to flaming (s): 17”

          FLAMITS record 6625.

        • “time to flaming (s): 12”

          FLAMITS record 6626.

        • “time to flaming (s): 11”

          FLAMITS record 6627.

      • Shared measurement context: Consumability measurement; device thermal analyzer.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 74.78”

          FLAMITS record 6663.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 64.11”

          FLAMITS record 6670.

    • Primary study Liodakis2006b: Liodakis, S., & Kakardakis, T. (2006b). Measuring the Particle Flammability of Forest Species from Wildland/Urban Inter-face (WUI) near Athens by Thermal Analysis. First International Symposium on Environment Identities and Mediterranean Area. Corte-Ajaccio, France

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; site Liodakis2006b-1; sampling ND.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 3683”

        FLAMITS record 6745; Combustibility measurement; device calorimeter.

      • “time to flaming (s): 1596”

        FLAMITS record 6751; Ignitability measurement; device thermal analyzer.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 300.9”

        FLAMITS record 6758; Combustibility measurement; device thermal analyzer.

      • “burning duration (s): 372”

        FLAMITS record 6765; Sustainability measurement; device thermal analyzer.

    • Primary study Liodakis2011: Liodakis, S., Agiovlasitis, I.P., Kakardakis, T., Tzamtzis, N., Vorisis, D., & Lois, E. (2011). Determining hazard risk indices for Mediterranean forest species based on particle flammability properties. Fire Safety Journal, 46, 116-124.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; site Liodakis2011-1.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; device burning bench; sampling all seasons.

        • “time to flaming (s): 9.15”

          FLAMITS record 6889.

        • “time to flaming (s): 6.63”

          FLAMITS record 6924.

        • “time to flaming (s): 5.8”

          FLAMITS record 6960.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; device burning bench; sampling all seasons.

        • “flame intensity (kW/m): 76.01”

          FLAMITS record 6895.

        • “flame height (cm): 2.14”

          FLAMITS record 6919.

        • “flame height (cm): 2.5”

          FLAMITS record 6942.

        • “flame intensity (kW/m): 86.42”

          FLAMITS record 6948.

        • “flame height (cm): 3”

          FLAMITS record 6978.

        • “flame intensity (kW/m): 144.58”

          FLAMITS record 6984.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; device burning bench; sampling all seasons.

        • “flaming duration (s): 273.01”

          FLAMITS record 6901.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 6.33”

          FLAMITS record 6913.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.11”

          FLAMITS record 6930.

        • “flaming duration (s): 117.2”

          FLAMITS record 6936.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.14”

          FLAMITS record 6966.

        • “flaming duration (s): 98.67”

          FLAMITS record 6972.

      • Shared measurement context: Consumability measurement; device burning bench; sampling all seasons.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 94.33”

          FLAMITS record 6907.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 83.37”

          FLAMITS record 6954.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 83.39”

          FLAMITS record 6990.

      • “flammability value: 1”

        FLAMITS record 6998; Ignitability measurement; device calorimeter; sampling spring.

      • “flammability value: 2”

        FLAMITS record 7005; Ignitability measurement; device calorimeter; sampling summer.

      • “flammability value: 2”

        FLAMITS record 7012; Ignitability measurement; device calorimeter; sampling autumn.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; device calorimeter; sampling all seasons.

        • “flammability value: 2”

          FLAMITS record 7019.

        • “flammability value: 3”

          FLAMITS record 7026.

        • “flammability value: 4”

          FLAMITS record 7033.

    • Primary study Petriccione2006: Petriccione, M. (2006). Infiammabilità della lettiera di diverse specie vegetali di ambiente mediterráneo. Tesi Di Dottorato. Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Petriccione2006-1; sampling july to august.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 22.88”

          FLAMITS record 10521.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 9”

          FLAMITS record 10523.

        • “flammability value: 1”

          FLAMITS record 10524.

      • “burning duration (s): 10”

        FLAMITS record 10522; Sustainability measurement.

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Cistus incanus (Cistus incanus). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/cistus-incanus/. Last verified 2026-08-25.