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Patagonian wild currant

Ribes magellanicum · Grossulariaceae · all Ribes records · also called Ribes magellanicum · Wikipedia

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Form
shrub
Region
Argentina
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

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 (17)
Corroboration (17 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

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

    • Primary study Bianchi2019: Bianchi, L. O., Oddi, F .J., Muñoz, M., & Defossé, G. E. (2019). Comparison of leaf moisture content and ignition characteristics among native species and exotic conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Forest Science, 65, 375-386.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Bianchi2019-1; sampling summer.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 24.3”

          FLAMITS record 697.

        • “flammability value: 1.5”

          FLAMITS record 733.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 33.25”

          FLAMITS record 751.

      • “burning duration (s): 7.3”

        FLAMITS record 715; Sustainability measurement.

    • Primary study Blackhall2012: Blackhall, M., Raffaele, E., & Veblen, T.T. (2012). Is foliar flammability of woody species related to time since fire and herbivory in northwest Patagonia, Argentina? Journal of Vegetation Science, 23, 931-941.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device epiradiator; site Blackhall2012-1; sampling summer.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 2.47”

          FLAMITS record 773.

        • “time to flaming (s): 2.21”

          FLAMITS record 774.

        • “time to flaming (s): 2.85”

          FLAMITS record 775.

        • “time to flaming (s): 2.71”

          FLAMITS record 776.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “burning duration (s): 6.73”

          FLAMITS record 797.

        • “burning duration (s): 7.9”

          FLAMITS record 798.

        • “burning duration (s): 8.17”

          FLAMITS record 799.

        • “burning duration (s): 7.9”

          FLAMITS record 800.

    • Primary study Blackhall2019: Blackhall, M., & Raffaele, E. (2019). Flammability of Patagonian invaders and natives: When exotic plant species affect live fine fuel ignitability in wildland-urban interfaces. Landscape and Urban Planning, 189, 1-10.

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Blackhall2019-1; sampling february.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement.

        • “time to flaming (s): 34.5”

          FLAMITS record 829.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 46.5”

          FLAMITS record 922.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 212”

          FLAMITS record 860.

        • “heat released per mass (°C s/g): 2033”

          FLAMITS record 953.

      • “flaming duration (s): 38.8”

        FLAMITS record 891; Sustainability measurement.

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