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Torrey pine

Pinus torreyana · Pinaceae · all Pinus records · also called Pinus torreyana · Wikipedia

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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

Native range
Current cited native range in CA.

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

1

exact source area

Current introduced

0

exact source areas

Qualified

0

doubtful or extinct source rows

1 native source area · World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16 v16, as of 2026-06-04
  • California (CA)

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.

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 (4)
Corroboration (4 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

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

    • Primary study Varner2022: Varner, J. M., Shearman, T. M., Kane, J. M., Banwell, E., Jules, E., & Stambaugh, M. (2022). Understanding flammability and bark thickness in the genus Pinus using a phylogenetic approach. Scientific Reports, 12, 7384.

      Shared row context: plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Varner2022-25; sampling ND.

      • “flame height (cm): 66.3”

        FLAMITS record 15745; Combustibility measurement.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “flaming duration (s): 65.9”

          FLAMITS record 15746.

        • “smouldering duration (s): 397.4”

          FLAMITS record 15747.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 88.4”

        FLAMITS record 15748; Consumability measurement.

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

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Pinus torreyana (Pinus torreyana). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/pinus-torreyana/. Last verified 2026-08-25.