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Mediterranean broom

Genista linifolia · Fabaceae · all Genista records · also called Genista linifolia · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
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

State distribution
Documented in CA.
Introduced / established
2 sourced range or established records. 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.

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

1

exact source area

Qualified

0

doubtful or extinct source rows

1 introduced source area · World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16 v16, as of 2026-06-04
  • California (CA)

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.

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 (20)
Corroboration (20 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

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

    • 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): 12.8”

          FLAMITS record 4708.

        • “flammability value: 1.96”

          FLAMITS record 4803.

      • “flame height (cm): 10”

        FLAMITS record 4751; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 16.5”

        FLAMITS record 4752; Sustainability measurement.

    • 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 Martin1989-2; sampling march.

        • “time to flaming (s): 60”

          FLAMITS record 7861.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 0”

          FLAMITS record 8256.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-2; sampling may.

        • “time to flaming (s): 60”

          FLAMITS record 7862.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 2”

          FLAMITS record 8257.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-2; sampling july.

        • “time to flaming (s): 17”

          FLAMITS record 7863.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8258.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-2; sampling august.

        • “time to flaming (s): 23”

          FLAMITS record 7864.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 97”

          FLAMITS record 8259.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-2; sampling september.

        • “time to flaming (s): 30”

          FLAMITS record 7865.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 80”

          FLAMITS record 8260.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-2; sampling november.

        • “time to flaming (s): 20”

          FLAMITS record 7866.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 81”

          FLAMITS record 8261.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-2; sampling december.

        • “time to flaming (s): 60”

          FLAMITS record 7867.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 18”

          FLAMITS record 8262.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 5356”

        FLAMITS record 7899; Combustibility measurement; site Martin1989-5; sampling ND.

      • “flammability value: 2”

        FLAMITS record 7947; Ignitability measurement; site Martin1989-5; sampling ND.

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Genista linifolia (Genista linifolia). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/genista-linifolia/. Last verified 2026-08-25.