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Nothofagus obliqua · Nothofagaceae · all Nothofagus records · also called Nothofagus obliqua · Wikipedia

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Form
tree
Region
New Zealand
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

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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 (8)
Corroboration (8 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

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

    • Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 1441; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 694.6”

        FLAMITS record 1635; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 60.6”

        FLAMITS record 1829; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 59.9”

        FLAMITS record 2023; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Wyse2016: Wyse, S. V., Perry, G. L. W., O'Connell, D. M., Holland, P. S., Wright, M. J., Hosted, C. L., ... Curran, T. J. (2016). A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 25, 466-477.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Wyse2016-3; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 14357; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 679.4”

        FLAMITS record 14417; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 47”

        FLAMITS record 14477; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 40”

        FLAMITS record 14537; Consumability measurement.

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Nothofagus obliqua (Nothofagus obliqua). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/nothofagus-obliqua/. Last verified 2026-08-25.