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scrub oak

Quercus berberidifolia · Fagaceae · all Quercus records · also called Quercus berberidifolia · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
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

State distribution
Documented in CA.
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 (24)
Corroboration (24 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

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

    • “temperature at flaming (°C): 346”

      FLAMITS record 3300; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device flat flame burner; site Engstrom2004-1; sampling ND. Primary study Engstrom2004: Engstrom, J. D., Butler, J. K., Smith, S. G., Baxter, L. L., Fletcher, T. H., & Weise, D. R. (2004). Ignition behavior of live California chaparral leaves. Combustion Science and Technology, 176, 1577-1591.

    • Primary study Fletcher2007: Fletcher, T. H., Pickett, B. M., Smith, S. G., Spittle, G. S., Woodhouse, M. M., Haake, E., & Weise, D. R. (2007). Effects of moisture on ignition behavior of moist California chaparral and Utah leaves. Combustion Science and Technology, 179, 1183-1203.

      Shared row context: Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device flat flame burner; site Fletcher2007-1; sampling ND.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 309.81”

        FLAMITS record 3343.

      • “time to flaming (s): 66.6”

        FLAMITS record 3349.

    • Primary study Smith2003: Smith, S. G., Engstrom, J. D., Butler, J. K., Baxter, L. L., Fletcher, T. H., & Weise, D. R. (2003). Ignition behavior of live California chaparral leaves. 2nd International Wildland Fire Ecology and Fire Management Congress. Orlando, FL. USA.

      Shared row context: Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device flat flame burner; site Smith2003-1; sampling ND.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 311”

        FLAMITS record 12916.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 343”

        FLAMITS record 12917.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 485”

        FLAMITS record 12918.

      • “time to flaming (s): 0.9”

        FLAMITS record 12919.

      • “time to flaming (s): 1.83”

        FLAMITS record 12920.

    • Primary study Smith2005: Smith, S. G. (2005). Effects of Moisture on Combustion Characteristics of Live California Chaparral and Utah Foliage. Master dissertations. Brigham Young University - Provo.

      Shared row context: Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device flat flame burner; site Smith2005-1; sampling ND.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 317”

        FLAMITS record 16697.

      • “time to flaming (s): 4.93”

        FLAMITS record 16698.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 117”

        FLAMITS record 16719.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 260”

        FLAMITS record 16720.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 312”

        FLAMITS record 16721.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 463”

        FLAMITS record 16722.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 372”

        FLAMITS record 16723.

      • “temperature at flaming (°C): 445”

        FLAMITS record 16724.

      • “time to flaming (s): 0.31”

        FLAMITS record 16725.

      • “time to flaming (s): 0.82”

        FLAMITS record 16726.

      • “time to flaming (s): 0.99”

        FLAMITS record 16727.

      • “time to flaming (s): 1.58”

        FLAMITS record 16728.

      • “time to flaming (s): 0.86”

        FLAMITS record 16729.

      • “time to flaming (s): 1.38”

        FLAMITS record 16730.

    • Primary study Pickett2010: Pickett, B. M., Isackson, C., Wunder, R., Fletcher, T. H., Butler, B. W., & Weise, D. R. (2010). Experimental measurements during combustion of moist individual foliage samples. International Journal of Wildland Fire, 19, 153-162 .

      Shared row context: Combustibility measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device flat flame burner; site Pickett2010-1; sampling ND.

      • “mass loss rate (g/s): 0.0141”

        FLAMITS record 18238.

      • “mass loss rate (g/s): 0.0119”

        FLAMITS record 18239.

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