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sand post oak

Quercus margarettae · Fagaceae · all Quercus records · also called Quercus margarettae

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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

State distribution
Documented in AL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA.

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 (9)
Corroboration (9 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

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

    • Primary study Kane2008: Kane, J. M., Varner, J. M., & Hiers, J. K. (2008). The burning characteristics of southeastern oaks: Discriminating fire facilitators from fire impeders. Forest Ecology and Management, 256, 2039-2045.

      Shared row context: fuel live; predrying no; device burning bench; site Kane2008-1; sampling november and december.

      • “flame height (cm): 68.1”

        FLAMITS record 5451; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves.

      • “flaming duration (s): 66.1”

        FLAMITS record 5459; Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves.

      • “smouldering duration (s): 286.5”

        FLAMITS record 5467; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter.

      • “mass loss rate (g/s): 0.35”

        FLAMITS record 5475; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 79.1”

        FLAMITS record 5483; Consumability measurement; plant part litter.

    • Primary study Mola2014: Mola, J. M., Varner, J. M., Jules, E. S., & Spector, T. (2014). Altered Community Flammability in Florida's Apalachicola Ravines and Implications for the Persistence of the Endangered Conifer Torreya taxifolia. Plos One, 9, 8.

      Shared row context: plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device burning bench; site Mola2014-1; sampling may and june.

      • “flame height (cm): 4.27”

        FLAMITS record 9230; Combustibility measurement.

      • “flaming duration (s): 66.1”

        FLAMITS record 9247; Sustainability measurement.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 99.21”

        FLAMITS record 9264; Consumability measurement.

      • “time to smouldering (s): 286.5”

        FLAMITS record 9281; Ignitability measurement.

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

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Quercus margarettae (Quercus margarettae). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/quercus-margarettae/. Last verified 2026-08-25.