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Holm Oak (Quercus rotundifolia)
Photo: (c) Duarte Frade, some rights reserved (CC BY) (CC BY), via iNaturalist. Species-typical, not necessarily this cultivar.

Holm Oak

Quercus rotundifolia · Fagaceae · all Quercus records · also called Ballota oak · Wikipedia

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Region
Valencia, Spain
Rated in
Valencia, Spain / western Mediterranean
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Valencia, Spain / western Mediterranean

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

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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.

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Quercus rotundifolia (Ballota oak, Holm oak). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/quercus-rotundifolia/. Last verified 2026-08-23.