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Mesosetum ferrugineum

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Form
grass
Region
Brazil
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 (16)
Corroboration (16 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

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

    • Primary study Zanzarini2019: Zanzarini, V. (2019). Inflamabilidade de espécies do estrato herbáceo do cerrado. Master dissertation. Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).

      Shared row context: plant part whole plant; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Zanzarini2019-1; sampling ND.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 421.84”

        FLAMITS record 14583; Combustibility measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 14604; Consumability measurement.

      • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.49”

        FLAMITS record 14625; Sustainability measurement.

    • Primary study Zanzarini2022: Zanzarini, V., Andersen, A. N., & Fidelis, A. (2022). Flammability in tropical savannas: Variation among growth forms and seasons in Cerrado. Biotropica, 54, 979-987.

      Shared row context: plant part whole plant; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Zanzarini2022-1; sampling ND.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 268.36”

          FLAMITS record 15453.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 170.4”

          FLAMITS record 15457.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 229”

          FLAMITS record 15462.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.322”

          FLAMITS record 15454.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.272”

          FLAMITS record 15458.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.24”

          FLAMITS record 15463.

      • Shared measurement context: Consumability measurement.

        • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 64”

          FLAMITS record 15455.

        • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 59”

          FLAMITS record 15459.

        • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 60”

          FLAMITS record 15464.

      • Shared measurement context: Integrated measurement.

        • “flammability index: 1.200131974”

          FLAMITS record 15456.

        • “flammability index: 0.969960932”

          FLAMITS record 15460.

        • “flammability index: 1.875389013”

          FLAMITS record 15461.

        • “flammability index: 1.065470008”

          FLAMITS record 15465.

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

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Mesosetum ferrugineum (Mesosetum ferrugineum). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/mesosetum-ferrugineum/. Last verified 2026-08-25.