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Erica multiflora

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Form
shrub
Region
Spain
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 (43)
Corroboration (43 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

    43 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.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling february.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 578.04”

          FLAMITS record 152.

        • “time to flaming (s): 747.93”

          FLAMITS record 161.

        • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 443.14”

          FLAMITS record 206.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 134.19”

          FLAMITS record 231.

        • “time to smoke (s): 72.04”

          FLAMITS record 256.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling may.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 244.58”

          FLAMITS record 153.

        • “time to flaming (s): 401.59”

          FLAMITS record 162.

        • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 226.1”

          FLAMITS record 207.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 90.04”

          FLAMITS record 232.

        • “time to smoke (s): 50.34”

          FLAMITS record 257.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling june.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 452.11”

          FLAMITS record 154.

        • “time to flaming (s): 409.23”

          FLAMITS record 163.

        • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 433.36”

          FLAMITS record 208.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 126.45”

          FLAMITS record 233.

        • “time to smoke (s): 66.84”

          FLAMITS record 258.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 441.1”

        FLAMITS record 155; Ignitability measurement; sampling july.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling august.

        • “time to flaming (s): 416.93”

          FLAMITS record 164.

        • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 399.86”

          FLAMITS record 209.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 137.66”

          FLAMITS record 234.

        • “time to smoke (s): 67.15”

          FLAMITS record 259.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 410.13”

        FLAMITS record 170; Sustainability measurement; sampling november.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 467.86”

        FLAMITS record 171; Sustainability measurement; sampling february.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 364.72”

        FLAMITS record 172; Sustainability measurement; sampling may.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 416.12”

        FLAMITS record 173; Sustainability measurement; sampling june.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 385.01”

        FLAMITS record 174; Sustainability measurement; sampling august.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling november.

        • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 358.96”

          FLAMITS record 205.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 111.71”

          FLAMITS record 230.

        • “time to smoke (s): 82.23”

          FLAMITS record 255.

    • “time to flaming (s): 24.02”

      FLAMITS record 4052; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Grigulis2005-1; sampling february. Primary study Grigulis2005: Grigulis, K., Lavorel, S., Davies, I., Dossantos, A., Lloret, F., & Vilà, M. (2005). Landscape positive feedbacks between fire and expansion of a tussock grass in Mediterranean shrublands. Global Change Biology, 11, 1042-1053.

    • Primary study Martin1989: Martín, E., & Miguel, L. (1989). Inflamabilidad y energía de las especies de sotobosque

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying yes; device epiradiator.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-4; sampling may.

        • “time to flaming (s): 37”

          FLAMITS record 7681.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 92”

          FLAMITS record 8080.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-4; sampling july.

        • “time to flaming (s): 41”

          FLAMITS record 7682.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 76”

          FLAMITS record 8081.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-4; sampling august.

        • “time to flaming (s): 39”

          FLAMITS record 7683.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 87”

          FLAMITS record 8082.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-4; sampling september.

        • “time to flaming (s): 12”

          FLAMITS record 7684.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8083.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-4; sampling october.

        • “time to flaming (s): 27”

          FLAMITS record 7685.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8084.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-4; sampling november.

        • “time to flaming (s): 21”

          FLAMITS record 7686.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8085.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 5903”

        FLAMITS record 7895; Combustibility measurement; site Martin1989-2; sampling ND.

      • “flammability value: 2”

        FLAMITS record 7942; Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-2; sampling ND.

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