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Myrtus communis · Myrtaceae · also called Mirto, Murta · Wikipedia

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The Myrtus communis file for myrtus communis carries keep away recommendation. On myrtus communis, limited evidence sits across that communis row. This is not one slogan on Myrtus communis. avoid and limited evidence stay split for myrtus communis.

On myrtus communis, Myrtus communis also carries 1 ecological invasive reports for communis. On myrtus communis, Myrtus communis also carries same form alternatives for communis.

Use evidence on myrtus communis for communis. The jumps stay with myrtus communis on Myrtus communis. On myrtus communis, avoid sits with limited evidence on Myrtus communis for communis.

Fire-resistant shrubs instead

Form
shrub
Region
Croatia; Italy; Morocco; Spain; Turkey
Rated in
Catalonia, Spain; Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Highly flammable — location does not change the cited classification.
Placement evidence
1 source placement record; source schemes remain separate.
Evidence regions
Catalonia, Spain; Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

Introduced / established
5 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

4

exact source areas

Qualified

0

doubtful or extinct source rows

4 introduced source areas · World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16 v16, as of 2026-06-04
  • California (CA)
  • Louisiana (LA)
  • Puerto Rico (PR)
  • 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.

Where its sources say to plant it

Placement rules below use each source's own distances or named zones, tied to its rating. They are not interchangeable with the directory's current Zone 0 guidance.

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.

Avoids (1)

Listed without a rating (36)
Corroboration (36 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

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

    • Primary study DeLillis2009: De Lillis, M., Bianco, P. M., & Loreto, F. (2009). The influence of leaf water content and isoprenoids on flammability of some Mediterranean woody species. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 18, 203-212.

      Shared row context: Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site DeLillis2009-1; sampling june to september.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 417.52”

        FLAMITS record 2370.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 411.03”

        FLAMITS record 2371.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 580.94”

        FLAMITS record 2372.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 560.11”

        FLAMITS record 2373.

      • “temperature at smoke (°C): 118.9”

        FLAMITS record 2392.

      • “temperature at smoke (°C): 130.11”

        FLAMITS record 2393.

      • “temperature at smoke (°C): 118.55”

        FLAMITS record 2394.

      • “temperature at smoke (°C): 105.82”

        FLAMITS record 2395.

    • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4624.06”

      FLAMITS record 3932; Combustibility measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Gillon1997-1; sampling june to september. Primary study Gillon1997: Gillon, D., Hernando, C., Valette, J.-C., & Joffre, R. (1997). Fast estimation of the calorific values of forest fuels by near infrared-reflectance spectroscopy. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 27, 760-765.

    • 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): 5.6”

          FLAMITS record 4712.

        • “flammability value: 1.21”

          FLAMITS record 4809.

      • “flame height (cm): 14”

        FLAMITS record 4759; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 8.2”

        FLAMITS record 4760; Sustainability measurement.

    • Primary study Mancilla2021: Mancilla-Leytón, J. M., Hernando, C., Cambrollé, J., Muñoz-Vallés, S., Pino-Mejías, R., & Vicente, Á. M. (2021). Can Shrub Flammability be Affected by Goat Grazing? Flammability Parameters of Mediterranean Shrub Species under Grazing. Sustainability, 13, 1555.

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; site Mancilla2021-1.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; predrying no; device epiradiator; sampling summer.

        • “time to flaming (s): 32”

          FLAMITS record 7523.

        • “time to flaming (s): 22”

          FLAMITS record 7524.

        • “time to flaming (s): 19”

          FLAMITS record 7525.

        • “flammability value: 1”

          FLAMITS record 7547.

        • “flammability value: 1”

          FLAMITS record 7548.

        • “flammability value: 3”

          FLAMITS record 7549.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; predrying no; device epiradiator; sampling summer.

        • “burning duration (s): 3”

          FLAMITS record 7544.

        • “burning duration (s): 9”

          FLAMITS record 7545.

        • “burning duration (s): 12”

          FLAMITS record 7546.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; predrying yes; device calorimeter; sampling spring.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4483.14”

          FLAMITS record 7564.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4478.36”

          FLAMITS record 7569.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4593.01”

          FLAMITS record 7574.

    • Primary study Petriccione2006: Petriccione, M. (2006). Infiammabilità della lettiera di diverse specie vegetali di ambiente mediterráneo. Tesi Di Dottorato. Università Degli Studi Di Napoli Federico II.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Petriccione2006-1; sampling july to august.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 12.12”

          FLAMITS record 10525.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 75.75”

          FLAMITS record 10527.

        • “flammability value: 1”

          FLAMITS record 10528.

      • “burning duration (s): 5.12”

        FLAMITS record 10526; Sustainability measurement.

    • Primary study Rosavec2013: Rosavec, R., Šikic, Z., Španjol, Ž., & Barcic, D. (2013). Utjecaj meteoroloških ?imbenika na zapaljivost nekih sredozemnih vrsta. Šumarski list, 137, 583-590.

      Shared row context: Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; sampling june.

      • “flaming duration (s): 8.88”

        FLAMITS record 11633; site Rosavec2013-1.

      • “flaming duration (s): 10.72”

        FLAMITS record 11634; site Rosavec2013-2.

    • Primary study Guney2022: Güney, C. O., Sar?, A., Cekim, H. O., Küçüksille, E. U., ?entürk, Ö., Gülsoy, S., & Özkan, K. (2022). An advanced approach for leaf flammability index estimation. International journal of wildland fire, 31, 277-290.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Guney2022-1; sampling may and september 2017.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 402.8”

          FLAMITS record 16665.

        • “time to flaming (s): 29.6”

          FLAMITS record 16666.

      • “flame height (cm): 32.1”

        FLAMITS record 16667; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 9.9”

        FLAMITS record 16668; Sustainability measurement.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 6.3”

        FLAMITS record 16669; Consumability measurement.

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

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Myrtus communis (Mirto, Murta). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/myrtus-communis/. Last verified 2026-08-25.