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Dahurian larch (Larix gmelinii)
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Dahurian larch

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Larix gmelinii keeps limited evidence. Then Ordering and sorting of fire on Larix gmelinii. The rows do not erase each other — Larix gmelinii. On larix gmelinii, limited evidence does not replace Ordering and sorting of. Larix gmelinii is the taxon those two facts attach to.

Larix gmelinii also carries cured test condition.

Use evidence on Larix gmelinii. Use test conditions on Larix gmelinii. Larix gmelinii keeps the sourced table.

Form
tree
Region
China
Rated in
Global; Northeast China
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Fire-performance conditions
1 condition stated in cited fire-evidence rows.
Evidence regions
Global; Northeast China

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.

Conditions in the fire evidence

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

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.

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Corroboration (48 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

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

    • Primary study Shan2008: Shan, Y., Liu, N., & Shu, L. (2008). Flammability ranking of foliage species by factor analysis of physical and chemical pyric properties. Fire and Materials: An International Journal, 32, 371-382.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; site Shan2008-1; sampling ND.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 281”

        FLAMITS record 12524; Ignitability measurement; device ignition temperature tester.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4748.56”

        FLAMITS record 12525; Combustibility measurement; device calorimeter.

    • Primary study Yang2022: Yang, G., Ning, J., Shu, L., Zhang, J., Yu, H., & Di, X. (2022). Spotting ignition of larch (Larix gmelinii) fuel bed by different firebrands. Journal of Forestry Research, 33, 171–181.

      Shared row context: Ignitability measurement; fuel live; predrying no; device burning bench; site Yang2022-1; sampling ND.

      • Shared measurement context: plant part cones.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 6.65”

          FLAMITS record 18139.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 31.91”

          FLAMITS record 18140.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 49.43”

          FLAMITS record 18141.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 59.78”

          FLAMITS record 18142.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 17.42”

          FLAMITS record 18143.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 39.64”

          FLAMITS record 18144.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 42.53”

          FLAMITS record 18145.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 2.93”

          FLAMITS record 18146.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 31.51”

          FLAMITS record 18147.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 35.23”

          FLAMITS record 18148.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 4.33”

          FLAMITS record 18149.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 35.26”

          FLAMITS record 18150.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 42.84”

          FLAMITS record 18151.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 4.21”

          FLAMITS record 18152.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 22.29”

          FLAMITS record 18153.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 29.73”

          FLAMITS record 18154.

      • Shared measurement context: plant part twigs.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 3.19”

          FLAMITS record 18155.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 12.07”

          FLAMITS record 18156.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 8.56”

          FLAMITS record 18157.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 27.68”

          FLAMITS record 18158.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 4.22”

          FLAMITS record 18159.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 12.27”

          FLAMITS record 18160.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 25.75”

          FLAMITS record 18161.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 1.34”

          FLAMITS record 18162.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 11.38”

          FLAMITS record 18163.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 24.86”

          FLAMITS record 18164.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 12.27”

          FLAMITS record 18165.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 18.26”

          FLAMITS record 18166.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 3.19”

          FLAMITS record 18167.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 13.44”

          FLAMITS record 18168.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 0.93”

          FLAMITS record 18169.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 7.98”

          FLAMITS record 18170.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 14.82”

          FLAMITS record 18171.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 60”

          FLAMITS record 18172.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 4.13”

          FLAMITS record 18173.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 11.95”

          FLAMITS record 18174.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 55.48”

          FLAMITS record 18175.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 1.81”

          FLAMITS record 18176.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 7.21”

          FLAMITS record 18177.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 48.87”

          FLAMITS record 18178.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 3.25”

          FLAMITS record 18179.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 15.7”

          FLAMITS record 18180.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 53.16”

          FLAMITS record 18181.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 0.82”

          FLAMITS record 18182.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 1.48”

          FLAMITS record 18183.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 39.17”

          FLAMITS record 18184.

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