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Paspalum pectinatum

Paspalum pectinatum · Poaceae

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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 (3)
Corroboration (3 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

    3 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): 219.88”

        FLAMITS record 14586; Combustibility measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 14607; Consumability measurement.

      • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 1.14”

        FLAMITS record 14628; Sustainability measurement.

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

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Paspalum pectinatum (Paspalum pectinatum). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/paspalum-pectinatum/. Last verified 2026-08-25.