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pichi pichi

Fabiana imbricata · Solanaceae · all Fabiana records · also called Fabiana imbricata · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
Region
Argentina
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 (9)
Corroboration (9 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

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

    • Primary study Bianchi2019: Bianchi, L. O., Oddi, F .J., Muñoz, M., & Defossé, G. E. (2019). Comparison of leaf moisture content and ignition characteristics among native species and exotic conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Forest Science, 65, 375-386.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Bianchi2019-1; sampling summer.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 37.5”

          FLAMITS record 695.

        • “flammability value: 1.6”

          FLAMITS record 731.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 67.9”

          FLAMITS record 749.

      • “burning duration (s): 11.7”

        FLAMITS record 713; Sustainability measurement.

    • Primary study Blackhall2019: Blackhall, M., & Raffaele, E. (2019). Flammability of Patagonian invaders and natives: When exotic plant species affect live fine fuel ignitability in wildland-urban interfaces. Landscape and Urban Planning, 189, 1-10.

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Blackhall2019-1; sampling february.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 37.1”

          FLAMITS record 813.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 50”

          FLAMITS record 906.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 330”

          FLAMITS record 844.

        • “heat released per mass (°C s/g): 3004”

          FLAMITS record 937.

      • “flaming duration (s): 37.3”

        FLAMITS record 875; Sustainability measurement.

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

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Fabiana imbricata (Fabiana imbricata). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/fabiana-imbricata/. Last verified 2026-08-25.