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Nothofagus solandri
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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.
FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database
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.
“ignition frequency (%): 95.2”
FLAMITS record 1442; Ignitability measurement.
“maximum sample temperature (°C): 619.9”
FLAMITS record 1636; Combustibility measurement.
“burning duration (s): 39.8”
FLAMITS record 1830; Sustainability measurement.
“estimated burnt biomass (%): 46.9”
FLAMITS record 2024; Consumability measurement.
Primary study Mason2016: Mason, N. W. H., Frazao, C., Buxton, R. P., & Richardson, S. J. (2016). Fire form and function: evidence for exaptive flammability in the New Zealand flora. Plant Ecology, 217, 645-659.
“temperature at smoke (°C): 119.73”
FLAMITS record 8459.
“temperature at smoke (°C): 206.66”
FLAMITS record 8460.
“temperature at flaming (°C): 223.07”
FLAMITS record 8674.
“temperature at flaming (°C): 391.5”
FLAMITS record 8675.
“temperature increase rate (°C/s): 23.74”
FLAMITS record 8889.
“temperature increase rate (°C/s): 10.83”
FLAMITS record 8890.
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.
“ignition frequency (%): 87.5”
FLAMITS record 14358; Ignitability measurement.
“maximum sample temperature (°C): 521”
FLAMITS record 14418; Combustibility measurement.
“burning duration (s): 15.1”
FLAMITS record 14478; Sustainability measurement.
“estimated burnt biomass (%): 35.6”
FLAMITS record 14538; Consumability measurement.
