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Ashe's juniper (Juniperus ashei)
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Ashe's juniper

Juniperus ashei · Cupressaceae · all Juniperus records · also called Ashe juniper, Mountain cedar · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
Rated in
Global; southeastern US
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global; southeastern US

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution
Documented in AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TX.
Native range
Current cited native range in AR, MO, OK, TX.

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

4

exact source areas

Current introduced

0

exact source areas

Qualified

0

doubtful or extinct source rows

4 native source areas · World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16 v16, as of 2026-06-04
  • Arkansas (AR)
  • Missouri (MO)
  • Oklahoma (OK)
  • Texas (TX)

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.

Mid-scale / conditional (1)

Listed without a rating (57)
Corroboration (57 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

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

    • Primary study Owens1998: Owens, M. K., Lin, C.-D., Taylor, J. C. A., & Whisenant, S. G. (1998). Seasonal patterns of plant flammability and monoterpenoid content in Juniperus ashei. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 24, 2115-2129.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter.

      • Shared measurement context: Consumability measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling march.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 76.72”

          FLAMITS record 9906.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 79.96”

          FLAMITS record 9907.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 14.47”

          FLAMITS record 9908.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 35.48”

          FLAMITS record 9909.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 53.26”

          FLAMITS record 9910.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 81.08”

          FLAMITS record 9911.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 51.49”

          FLAMITS record 9912.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 83.3”

          FLAMITS record 9913.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 93.14”

          FLAMITS record 9914.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 66.24”

          FLAMITS record 9915.

        • “burnt biomass (%): 52.43”

          FLAMITS record 9916.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2625”

        FLAMITS record 9917; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling february.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling march.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2782”

          FLAMITS record 9918.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2572”

          FLAMITS record 9926.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2494”

        FLAMITS record 9919; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling may.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2338”

        FLAMITS record 9920; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling june.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2702”

        FLAMITS record 9921; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling july.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2835”

        FLAMITS record 9922; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling september.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2393”

        FLAMITS record 9923; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling october.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2615”

        FLAMITS record 9924; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling december.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2633”

        FLAMITS record 9925; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling january.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling april.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2579”

          FLAMITS record 9927.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2277”

          FLAMITS record 9938.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2523”

        FLAMITS record 9928; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling february.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling march.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2581”

          FLAMITS record 9929.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2475”

          FLAMITS record 9937.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2235”

        FLAMITS record 9930; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling may.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2338”

        FLAMITS record 9931; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling june.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2744”

        FLAMITS record 9932; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling july.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2995”

        FLAMITS record 9933; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling september.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2499”

        FLAMITS record 9934; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling october.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2697”

        FLAMITS record 9935; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling december.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2736”

        FLAMITS record 9936; Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling january.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling summer.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 107.7”

          FLAMITS record 9939.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 203.67”

          FLAMITS record 9940.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 449.66”

          FLAMITS record 9941.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 542.3”

          FLAMITS record 9942.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 519.08”

          FLAMITS record 9943.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 422.54”

          FLAMITS record 9944.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling summer.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 49.36”

          FLAMITS record 9945.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 227.01”

          FLAMITS record 9946.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 516.31”

          FLAMITS record 9947.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 546.44”

          FLAMITS record 9948.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 386.56”

          FLAMITS record 9949.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 221.69”

          FLAMITS record 9950.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-1; sampling winter.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 29.5”

          FLAMITS record 9951.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 28.25”

          FLAMITS record 9952.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 178.04”

          FLAMITS record 9953.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 433.21”

          FLAMITS record 9954.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 446.07”

          FLAMITS record 9955.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 318.67”

          FLAMITS record 9956.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; site Owens1998-2; sampling winter.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 13.73”

          FLAMITS record 9957.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 32.39”

          FLAMITS record 9958.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 119.11”

          FLAMITS record 9959.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 395.86”

          FLAMITS record 9960.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 382.99”

          FLAMITS record 9961.

        • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 263.07”

          FLAMITS record 9962.

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Juniperus ashei (Ashe juniper, Mountain cedar). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/juniperus-ashei/. Last verified 2026-08-23.