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Phillyrea angustifolia · Oleaceae · also called Labiérnago, Aladern de fulla estreta · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
Region
Italy; Morocco; Spain
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

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.

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 (46)
Corroboration (46 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

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

    • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 5116.08”

      FLAMITS record 3948; 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): 4”

          FLAMITS record 4714.

        • “flammability value: 2.97”

          FLAMITS record 4790.

      • “flame height (cm): 23”

        FLAMITS record 4763; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 9.7”

        FLAMITS record 4764; Sustainability measurement.

    • Primary study Martin1989: Martín, E., & Miguel, L. (1989). Inflamabilidad y energía de las especies de sotobosque

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying yes; device epiradiator; site Martin1989-2.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling march.

        • “time to flaming (s): 20”

          FLAMITS record 7735.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8134.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling may.

        • “time to flaming (s): 17”

          FLAMITS record 7736.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8135.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling july.

        • “time to flaming (s): 12”

          FLAMITS record 7737.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8136.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling august.

        • “time to flaming (s): 15”

          FLAMITS record 7738.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8137.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling september.

        • “time to flaming (s): 16”

          FLAMITS record 7739.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8138.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling november.

        • “time to flaming (s): 11”

          FLAMITS record 7740.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 99”

          FLAMITS record 8139.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling december.

        • “time to flaming (s): 19”

          FLAMITS record 7741.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 97”

          FLAMITS record 8140.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4782”

        FLAMITS record 7904; Combustibility measurement; sampling ND.

      • “flammability value: 4”

        FLAMITS record 7952; Ignitability measurement; sampling ND.

    • Primary study Pellizzaro2007a: Pellizzaro, G., Duce, P., Ventura, A., & Zara, P. (2007). Seasonal variations of live moisture content and ignitability in shrubs of the Mediterranean Basin. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 16, 633-641.

      Shared row context: Ignitability measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Pellizzaro2007a-1; sampling october.

      • “time to flaming (s): 15”

        FLAMITS record 10449.

      • “time to flaming (s): 11”

        FLAMITS record 10450.

    • Primary study Pellizzaro2007b: Pellizzaro, G., Cesaraccio, C., Duce, P., Ventura, A., & Zara, P. (2007b). Relationships between seasonal patterns of live fuel moisture and meteorological drought indices for Mediterranean shrubland species. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 16, 232-241.

      Shared row context: Ignitability measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Pellizzaro2007b-1.

      • Shared measurement context: sampling october.

        • “time to flaming (s): 14”

          FLAMITS record 10469.

        • “time to flaming (s): 14”

          FLAMITS record 10476.

      • “time to flaming (s): 15”

        FLAMITS record 10470; sampling december.

      • “time to flaming (s): 14”

        FLAMITS record 10471; sampling february.

      • “time to flaming (s): 15”

        FLAMITS record 10472; sampling may.

      • “time to flaming (s): 14”

        FLAMITS record 10473; sampling june.

      • “time to flaming (s): 11”

        FLAMITS record 10474; sampling july.

      • “time to flaming (s): 8”

        FLAMITS record 10475; sampling september.

    • Primary study Saura2010: Saura-Mas, S., Paula, S., Pausas, J. G,. & Lloret, F. (2010). Fuel loading and flammability in the Mediterranean Basin woody species with different post-fire regenerative strategies. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 19, 783.

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

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Saura2010-1.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 456.9”

          FLAMITS record 12136.

        • “time to smoke (s): 78.7”

          FLAMITS record 12202.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 133.67”

          FLAMITS record 12239.

        • “time to smouldering (s): 191”

          FLAMITS record 12275.

        • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 309.8”

          FLAMITS record 12311.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; site Saura2010-2.

        • “temperature at flaming (°C): 616.75”

          FLAMITS record 12151.

        • “time to smoke (s): 72”

          FLAMITS record 12221.

        • “temperature at smoke (°C): 139.6”

          FLAMITS record 12258.

        • “time to smouldering (s): 209”

          FLAMITS record 12294.

        • “temperature at smouldering (°C): 382.2”

          FLAMITS record 12330.

      • “flaming duration (s): 279.6”

        FLAMITS record 12168; Sustainability measurement; site Saura2010-1.

      • “flaming duration (s): 367.75”

        FLAMITS record 12185; Sustainability measurement; site Saura2010-2.

    • Primary study Pellizzaro2007c: Pellizaro, G., Cesaraccio, C., Duce, P., Ventura, A., & Zara, P. (2007). Weather seasonality and pattern of thermochemical properties in vegetation living in the mediterranean basin. Seventh Symposium on Fire and Forest Meteorology. Bar Harbor, Maine,USA.

      Shared row context: Combustibility measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Pellizzaro2007c-1; sampling october 2003 and october 2004.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4851.8218”

        FLAMITS record 16752.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 5186.4302”

        FLAMITS record 16753.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4971.3248”

        FLAMITS record 16754.

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Phillyrea angustifolia (Labiérnago, Aladern de fulla estreta). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/phillyrea-angustifolia/. Last verified 2026-08-25.