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Blue Gum

Eucalyptus globulus · Myrtaceae · all Eucalyptus records

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1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence: Highly flammable — location does not change the cited classification.
Fire-performance conditions: 1 condition stated in cited fire-evidence rows.
Fire ecology context: No section-reviewed fire-ecology context is normalized.
Placement evidence: 1 source placement record; source schemes remain separate.
Evidence regions: Global; Peñuelas Lake National Reserve, Valparaíso, Chile; Tasmania, Australia
Maintenance: No sourced horticultural maintenance assertion is normalized; fire-test conditions do not supply maintenance advice.

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution: Documented in CA, HI.
Native range: No current cited or legacy state native range is normalized.
Introduced / established: 2 sourced range or established records; set a location to match them. This is not an invasive warning.
USDA hardiness: Documented minimum 8b; no upper limit is documented.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Legal-list status: Set a location for an exact legal-list result; source silence is not clearance.
Seed-list status: Set a location to compare the separate state noxious-weed seed layer.
Reported invasive here: 2 ecological invasive reports; set a location to distinguish exact from regional context.
Broader regional context: Aggregate AK, HI, and L48 evidence is shown only as regional context, never as an exact-state finding.
Federal context: Federal designations remain separate from state legal-list results.

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.

Blue Gum (Eucalyptus globulus) — Photo: (c) Yoav Daniel Bar-Ness, some rights reserved (CC BY) (CC BY), via iNaturalist. Species-typical, not necessarily this cultivar.

Form: tree
USDA hardiness: Minimum 8b; upper limit not documented
Mature height: ~160 ft
Water need: high
Grows in: CA, HI
Rated in: Global; Peñuelas Lake National Reserve, Valparaíso, Chile; Tasmania, Australia
Family: Myrtaceae
Evidence: 49 cited sources

Native and introduced range evidence

These are exact U.S. botanical-area records from the cited range source. Native and introduced describe biogeographic relationship, not fire performance or planting approval. Doubtful and extinct rows stay visible but do not count as current presence.

Current native

0

exact source areas

Current introduced

2

exact source areas

Qualified

0

doubtful or extinct source rows

2 introduced source areas · World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16 v16, as of 2026-06-04

California (CA)
Hawaii (HI)

The lossless worldwide derivative is retained once in the research corpus; object pages repeat only exact U.S. areas needed by the local lens. The JSON twin carries the same page assertions.

Plant hardiness evidence

These values describe the plant source. Your ZIP zone comes from the separate 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. Whole-zone values stay whole-zone, and a single unresolved value is not treated as a tolerance range. Different source boundaries stay separate: overlapping statements are compared independently, while only ranges with no shared zone are called a conflict.

USDA PLANTS Database — Plant Characteristics · record EUGL · PLANTS Help Document 2022; characteristics cache retrieved 2026-08-23 · as of 2026-08-26

Minimum 8b · no upper limit documented · half zone precision · derived containing band

Exact source measurement: 17°F; mapped only to its containing half-zone.

Source taxon: Eucalyptus globulus · source identifier match.

Source location: PlantCharacteristics record 84822, Temperature, Minimum (°F).

Conditions in the fire evidence

These describe tested or rated plant material. They are not horticultural maintenance instructions.

green: Thermo- and physicochemical properties of native and exotic forest species of Valparaíso evidence row, Leaf thermal and chemical properties as natural drivers of plant flammability evidence row

Where its sources say to plant it

Placement rules below use each source's own distances or named zones, tied to its rating. They are not interchangeable with the directory's current Zone 0 guidance.

Fire Resisting Garden Plants for the Urban Fringe and Rur…: remove from the Building Protection Zone; avoid in the Fuel Modified Zone [Texas Building Protection Zone] (with its avoid rating)

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.

Avoids (3)

Fire Resisting Garden Plants for the Urban Fringe and Rural Areas — Tasmania Fire Service (Chladil & Sheridan; photographs Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens) · 2017 · original source Primary evidence Expert-curated lineage: utas-tree

“High Flammability”
Thermo- and physicochemical properties of native and exotic forest species of Valparaíso — International Journal of Wildland Fire (Guerrero et al.; UTFSM) · 2020 · original source Primary evidence Lab-tested lineage: guerrero-utfsm-tree

“HHV class 4 (high risk)” · score 4 (hhv-risk-1-5) · condition: green

The paper applies the published HHV risk scale and reports a mean leaf flash point of 245 °C; flash-point precision is explicitly described as low.
Leaf thermal and chemical properties as natural drivers of plant flammability — IJERPH (Guerrero et al.; UTFSM) · 2021 · original source Primary evidence Lab-tested lineage: guerrero-utfsm-tree

“Extremely flammable (FI 5)” · score 5 (valette-0-5-live-leaf) · condition: green

All 50 live-leaf samples ignited; mean ignition time was 3.98 s.

Listed without a rating (46)

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

46 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 5218.21” · score 5218.21 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 2925; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Dickinson1985-1; sampling winter. Primary study Dickinson1985: Dickinson, K. J. M., & Kirkpatrick, J. B. (1985). The flammability and energy content of some important plant-species and fuel components in the forests of Southeastern Tasmania. Journal of Biogeography, 12, 121-134.
- “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.15” · score 0.15 (FLAMITS — rate of burning spread (cm/s))
  
  FLAMITS record 2951; Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Dickinson1985-1; sampling winter. Primary study Dickinson1985: Dickinson, K. J. M., & Kirkpatrick, J. B. (1985). The flammability and energy content of some important plant-species and fuel components in the forests of Southeastern Tasmania. Journal of Biogeography, 12, 121-134.
- “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.19” · score 0.19 (FLAMITS — rate of burning spread (cm/s))
  
  FLAMITS record 2952; Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Dickinson1985-1; sampling winter. Primary study Dickinson1985: Dickinson, K. J. M., & Kirkpatrick, J. B. (1985). The flammability and energy content of some important plant-species and fuel components in the forests of Southeastern Tasmania. Journal of Biogeography, 12, 121-134.
- “time to flaming (s): 3.97” · score 3.97 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 4619; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Guerrero2021-1; sampling summer. Primary study Guerrero2021: Guerrero, F., Hernández, C., Toledo, M., Espinoza, L., Carrasco, Y., Arriagada, A., ... Carmona, C. (2021). Leaf thermal and chemical properties as natural drivers of plant flammability of native and exotic tree species of the valparaíso region, Chile. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18, 7191.
- “flaming duration (s): 9.46” · score 9.46 (FLAMITS — flaming duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 4624; Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Guerrero2021-1; sampling summer. Primary study Guerrero2021: Guerrero, F., Hernández, C., Toledo, M., Espinoza, L., Carrasco, Y., Arriagada, A., ... Carmona, C. (2021). Leaf thermal and chemical properties as natural drivers of plant flammability of native and exotic tree species of the valparaíso region, Chile. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18, 7191.
- “burning duration (s): 49.38” · score 49.38 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 4629; Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Guerrero2021-1; sampling summer. Primary study Guerrero2021: Guerrero, F., Hernández, C., Toledo, M., Espinoza, L., Carrasco, Y., Arriagada, A., ... Carmona, C. (2021). Leaf thermal and chemical properties as natural drivers of plant flammability of native and exotic tree species of the valparaíso region, Chile. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18, 7191.
- “ignition frequency (%): 50” · score 50 (FLAMITS — ignition frequency (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 4634; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Guerrero2021-1; sampling summer. Primary study Guerrero2021: Guerrero, F., Hernández, C., Toledo, M., Espinoza, L., Carrasco, Y., Arriagada, A., ... Carmona, C. (2021). Leaf thermal and chemical properties as natural drivers of plant flammability of native and exotic tree species of the valparaíso region, Chile. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18, 7191.
- “flammability value: 5” · score 5 (FLAMITS — flammability value)
  
  FLAMITS record 4639; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Guerrero2021-1; sampling summer. Primary study Guerrero2021: Guerrero, F., Hernández, C., Toledo, M., Espinoza, L., Carrasco, Y., Arriagada, A., ... Carmona, C. (2021). Leaf thermal and chemical properties as natural drivers of plant flammability of native and exotic tree species of the valparaíso region, Chile. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18, 7191.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 5316.7” · score 5316.7 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 4644; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Guerrero2021-1; sampling summer. Primary study Guerrero2021: Guerrero, F., Hernández, C., Toledo, M., Espinoza, L., Carrasco, Y., Arriagada, A., ... Carmona, C. (2021). Leaf thermal and chemical properties as natural drivers of plant flammability of native and exotic tree species of the valparaíso region, Chile. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18, 7191.
- “time to flaming (s): 9.09” · score 9.09 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 4647; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device burning bench; site Guijarro2002-1; sampling ND. Primary study Guijarro2002: Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., Martínez, E., Madrigal, J., Lampin-Cabaret, C., ... Vega, J. (2002). Flammability of some fuel beds common in the South-European ecosystems. IV International Conference Forest Fire Research. Coimbra, Portugal.
- “flame height (cm): 65” · score 65 (FLAMITS — flame height (cm))
  
  FLAMITS record 4654; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device burning bench; site Guijarro2002-1; sampling ND. Primary study Guijarro2002: Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., Martínez, E., Madrigal, J., Lampin-Cabaret, C., ... Vega, J. (2002). Flammability of some fuel beds common in the South-European ecosystems. IV International Conference Forest Fire Research. Coimbra, Portugal.
- “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.17” · score 0.17 (FLAMITS — rate of burning spread (cm/s))
  
  FLAMITS record 4660; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device burning bench; site Guijarro2002-1; sampling ND. Primary study Guijarro2002: Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., Martínez, E., Madrigal, J., Lampin-Cabaret, C., ... Vega, J. (2002). Flammability of some fuel beds common in the South-European ecosystems. IV International Conference Forest Fire Research. Coimbra, Portugal.
- “ignition frequency (%): 45” · score 45 (FLAMITS — ignition frequency (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 4670; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device burning bench; site Guijarro2002-1; sampling ND. Primary study Guijarro2002: Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., Martínez, E., Madrigal, J., Lampin-Cabaret, C., ... Vega, J. (2002). Flammability of some fuel beds common in the South-European ecosystems. IV International Conference Forest Fire Research. Coimbra, Portugal.
- “time to flaming (s): 9.09” · score 9.09 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 4678; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device burning bench; site Guijarro2002-1; sampling ND. Primary study Guijarro2002: Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., Martínez, E., Madrigal, J., Lampin-Cabaret, C., ... Vega, J. (2002). Flammability of some fuel beds common in the South-European ecosystems. IV International Conference Forest Fire Research. Coimbra, Portugal.
- “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.17” · score 0.17 (FLAMITS — rate of burning spread (cm/s))
  
  FLAMITS record 4686; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device burning bench; site Guijarro2002-1; sampling ND. Primary study Guijarro2002: Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., Martínez, E., Madrigal, J., Lampin-Cabaret, C., ... Vega, J. (2002). Flammability of some fuel beds common in the South-European ecosystems. IV International Conference Forest Fire Research. Coimbra, Portugal.
- “burnt biomass (%): 79” · score 79 (FLAMITS — burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 4693; Consumability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device burning bench; site Guijarro2002-1; sampling ND. Primary study Guijarro2002: Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., Martínez, E., Madrigal, J., Lampin-Cabaret, C., ... Vega, J. (2002). Flammability of some fuel beds common in the South-European ecosystems. IV International Conference Forest Fire Research. Coimbra, Portugal.
- “flaming duration (s): 48” · score 48 (FLAMITS — flaming duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 7328; Sustainability measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Madrigal2011a-1; sampling ND. Primary study Madrigal2011a: Madrigal, J., Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., & Marino, E. (2011a). Effective Heat of Combustion for Flaming Combustion of Mediterranean Forest Fuels. Fire Technology, 47, 461-474.
- “maximum energy flux (kW/m²): 397” · score 397 (FLAMITS — maximum energy flux (kW/m²))
  
  FLAMITS record 7348; Combustibility measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Madrigal2011a-1; sampling ND. Primary study Madrigal2011a: Madrigal, J., Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., & Marino, E. (2011a). Effective Heat of Combustion for Flaming Combustion of Mediterranean Forest Fuels. Fire Technology, 47, 461-474.
- “time to flaming (s): 4” · score 4 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 7368; Ignitability measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Madrigal2011a-1; sampling ND. Primary study Madrigal2011a: Madrigal, J., Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., & Marino, E. (2011a). Effective Heat of Combustion for Flaming Combustion of Mediterranean Forest Fuels. Fire Technology, 47, 461-474.
- “mass loss rate (g/s): 0.06” · score 0.06 (FLAMITS — mass loss rate (g/s))
  
  FLAMITS record 7388; Combustibility measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Madrigal2011a-1; sampling ND. Primary study Madrigal2011a: Madrigal, J., Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., & Marino, E. (2011a). Effective Heat of Combustion for Flaming Combustion of Mediterranean Forest Fuels. Fire Technology, 47, 461-474.
- “total heat release (MJ/m²): 20.33” · score 20.33 (FLAMITS — total heat release (MJ/m²))
  
  FLAMITS record 7408; Combustibility measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Madrigal2011a-1; sampling ND. Primary study Madrigal2011a: Madrigal, J., Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Díez, C., & Marino, E. (2011a). Effective Heat of Combustion for Flaming Combustion of Mediterranean Forest Fuels. Fire Technology, 47, 461-474.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4437.01” · score 4437.01 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9774; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Nunez1996-1; sampling spring. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 1480.18” · score 1480.18 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9775; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Nunez1996-1; sampling summer. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4958.63” · score 4958.63 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9776; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Nunez1996-1; sampling autumn. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 1610.61” · score 1610.61 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9777; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Nunez1996-1; sampling winter. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4572.16” · score 4572.16 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9778; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Nunez1996-1; sampling spring. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 1961.18” · score 1961.18 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9779; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Nunez1996-1; sampling summer. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4189.13” · score 4189.13 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9780; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Nunez1996-1; sampling autumn. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 1316.23” · score 1316.23 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 9781; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Nunez1996-1; sampling winter. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “flammability value: 4” · score 4 (FLAMITS — flammability value)
  
  FLAMITS record 9846; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Nunez1996-1; sampling spring. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “flammability value: 4” · score 4 (FLAMITS — flammability value)
  
  FLAMITS record 9855; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Nunez1996-1; sampling summer. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “flammability value: 4” · score 4 (FLAMITS — flammability value)
  
  FLAMITS record 9864; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Nunez1996-1; sampling autumn. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “flammability value: 3” · score 3 (FLAMITS — flammability value)
  
  FLAMITS record 9873; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Nunez1996-1; sampling winter. Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.
- “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 1.268888888” · score 1.268888888 (FLAMITS — rate of burning spread (cm/s))
  
  FLAMITS record 16618; Sustainability measurement; plant part stems; fuel live; predrying no; device burning bench; site Rossa2016-1; sampling march and june 2014. Primary study Rossa2016: Rossa, C. G., Veloso, R., & Fernandes, P. M. (2016). A laboratory-based quantification of the effect of live fuel moisture content on fire spread rate. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 569-573.
- “flame height (cm): 152.5” · score 152.5 (FLAMITS — flame height (cm))
  
  FLAMITS record 16619; Combustibility measurement; plant part stems; fuel live; predrying no; device burning bench; site Rossa2016-1; sampling march and june 2015. Primary study Rossa2016: Rossa, C. G., Veloso, R., & Fernandes, P. M. (2016). A laboratory-based quantification of the effect of live fuel moisture content on fire spread rate. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 569-573.
- “flame height (cm): 190” · score 190 (FLAMITS — flame height (cm))
  
  FLAMITS record 18023; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel dead; predrying no; device burning bench; site Sahila2023-1; sampling ND. Primary study Sahila2023: Sahila, A., Boutchiche, H., Viegas, D. X., Reis, L., & Zekri, N. (2023). A comparative study of the combustion dynamics and flame properties of dead Mediterranean plants. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, 979-988.
- “mass loss rate (g/s): 10” · score 10 (FLAMITS — mass loss rate (g/s))
  
  FLAMITS record 18024; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel dead; predrying no; device burning bench; site Sahila2023-1; sampling ND. Primary study Sahila2023: Sahila, A., Boutchiche, H., Viegas, D. X., Reis, L., & Zekri, N. (2023). A comparative study of the combustion dynamics and flame properties of dead Mediterranean plants. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, 979-988.
- “maximum flame temperature (°C): 292” · score 292 (FLAMITS — maximum flame temperature (°C))
  
  FLAMITS record 18025; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel dead; predrying no; device burning bench; site Sahila2023-1; sampling ND. Primary study Sahila2023: Sahila, A., Boutchiche, H., Viegas, D. X., Reis, L., & Zekri, N. (2023). A comparative study of the combustion dynamics and flame properties of dead Mediterranean plants. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, 979-988.
- “flaming duration (s): 845” · score 845 (FLAMITS — flaming duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 18026; Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel dead; predrying no; device burning bench; site Sahila2023-1; sampling ND. Primary study Sahila2023: Sahila, A., Boutchiche, H., Viegas, D. X., Reis, L., & Zekri, N. (2023). A comparative study of the combustion dynamics and flame properties of dead Mediterranean plants. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, 979-988.
- “time to flaming (s): 7” · score 7 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 18027; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel dead; predrying no; device burning bench; site Sahila2023-1; sampling ND. Primary study Sahila2023: Sahila, A., Boutchiche, H., Viegas, D. X., Reis, L., & Zekri, N. (2023). A comparative study of the combustion dynamics and flame properties of dead Mediterranean plants. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, 979-988.
- “flaming duration (s): 300” · score 300 (FLAMITS — flaming duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 18040; Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel dead; predrying no; device burning bench; site Sahila2023-1; sampling ND. Primary study Sahila2023: Sahila, A., Boutchiche, H., Viegas, D. X., Reis, L., & Zekri, N. (2023). A comparative study of the combustion dynamics and flame properties of dead Mediterranean plants. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, 979-988.
- “calorific value (kcal/kg): 3224.41” · score 3224.41 (FLAMITS — calorific value (kcal/kg))
  
  FLAMITS record 18041; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; fuel dead; predrying no; device burning bench; site Sahila2023-1; sampling ND. Primary study Sahila2023: Sahila, A., Boutchiche, H., Viegas, D. X., Reis, L., & Zekri, N. (2023). A comparative study of the combustion dynamics and flame properties of dead Mediterranean plants. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 32, 979-988.
- “ignition frequency (%): 94” · score 94 (FLAMITS — ignition frequency (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 19827; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Ganteaume2009-2; sampling ND. Primary study Ganteaume2009: Ganteaume, A., Lampin-Maillet, C., Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Jappiot, M., Fonturbel, T., ... Vega, J.A. (2009). Spot fires: fuel bed flammability and capability of firebrands to ignite fuel beds. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 18, 951-969.
- “time to flaming (s): 9.09” · score 9.09 (FLAMITS — time to flaming (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 19828; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Ganteaume2009-2; sampling ND. Primary study Ganteaume2009: Ganteaume, A., Lampin-Maillet, C., Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Jappiot, M., Fonturbel, T., ... Vega, J.A. (2009). Spot fires: fuel bed flammability and capability of firebrands to ignite fuel beds. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 18, 951-969.
- “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.17” · score 0.17 (FLAMITS — rate of burning spread (cm/s))
  
  FLAMITS record 19829; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Ganteaume2009-2; sampling ND. Primary study Ganteaume2009: Ganteaume, A., Lampin-Maillet, C., Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Jappiot, M., Fonturbel, T., ... Vega, J.A. (2009). Spot fires: fuel bed flammability and capability of firebrands to ignite fuel beds. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 18, 951-969.
- “flame height (cm): 74.1” · score 74.1 (FLAMITS — flame height (cm))
  
  FLAMITS record 19830; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Ganteaume2009-2; sampling ND. Primary study Ganteaume2009: Ganteaume, A., Lampin-Maillet, C., Guijarro, M., Hernando, C., Jappiot, M., Fonturbel, T., ... Vega, J.A. (2009). Spot fires: fuel bed flammability and capability of firebrands to ignite fuel beds. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 18, 951-969.

Fire-resistant trees instead

Quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides

American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua

White ash
Fraxinus americana

Lombardy poplar
Populus nigra 'Italica'

Boxelder
Acer negundo

Thornless honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos

Fire-resistant trees listed above

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Eucalyptus globulus (Blue Gum). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/eucalyptus-globulus/. Last verified 2026-08-23.