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Rubus vulgaris

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Form
shrub
Region
Australia; New Zealand; Spain
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 (31)
Corroboration (31 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

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

    • Primary study Anon1995: Añón, J.R., López, F.F., Castiñeiras, J.P., Ledo, J.P. & Regueira, L.N. (1995). Calorific values and flammability for forest wastes during the seasons of the year. Bioresource technology, 52, 269-274.

      Shared row context: plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; device calorimeter; site Anon1995-1.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4248.92”

        FLAMITS record 347; Combustibility measurement; sampling spring.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4416.41”

        FLAMITS record 348; Combustibility measurement; sampling summer.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4572.15”

        FLAMITS record 349; Combustibility measurement; sampling autumn.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4648.93”

        FLAMITS record 350; Combustibility measurement; sampling winter.

      • “flammability value: 4”

        FLAMITS record 363; Ignitability measurement; sampling spring.

      • “flammability value: 5”

        FLAMITS record 364; Ignitability measurement; sampling summer.

      • “flammability value: 4”

        FLAMITS record 365; Ignitability measurement; sampling autumn.

      • “flammability value: 22”

        FLAMITS record 366; Ignitability measurement; sampling winter.

    • Primary study Cui2020a: Cui, X., Paterson, A. M., Wyse, S. V., Alam, M. A., Maurin, K. J. L., Pieper, R., ... Curran, T. J. (2020a). Shoot flammability of vascular plants is phylogenetically conserved and related to habitat fire-proneness and growth form. Nature Plants, 6, 355-359.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Cui2020a-1; sampling ND.

      • “ignition frequency (%): 75”

        FLAMITS record 1498; Ignitability measurement.

      • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 230”

        FLAMITS record 1692; Combustibility measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 8.6”

        FLAMITS record 1886; Sustainability measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 23.1”

        FLAMITS record 2080; Consumability measurement.

    • Primary study Nunez1996: Nunez-Regueira, L., Anon, J. A. R., & Castineiras, J. P. (1996). Calorific values and flammability of forest species in Galicia. Coastal and hillside zones. Bioresource Technology, 57, 283-289.

      Shared row context: plant part litter; fuel all; predrying no; site Nunez1996-1.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; device calorimeter; sampling spring.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4246.08”

          FLAMITS record 9814.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4413.45”

          FLAMITS record 9818.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; device calorimeter; sampling summer.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 1311.34”

          FLAMITS record 9815.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 1186.92”

          FLAMITS record 9819.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; device calorimeter; sampling autumn.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4313.52”

          FLAMITS record 9816.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 4645.82”

          FLAMITS record 9820.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; device calorimeter; sampling winter.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 989.31”

          FLAMITS record 9817.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 1625.09”

          FLAMITS record 9821.

      • “flammability value: 4”

        FLAMITS record 9851; Ignitability measurement; device epiradiator; sampling spring.

      • “flammability value: 5”

        FLAMITS record 9860; Ignitability measurement; device epiradiator; sampling summer.

      • “flammability value: 4”

        FLAMITS record 9869; Ignitability measurement; device epiradiator; sampling autumn.

      • “flammability value: 2”

        FLAMITS record 9878; Ignitability measurement; device epiradiator; sampling winter.

    • Primary study Salvo2015: Salvo-Aires, F. (2015). Effects of woody weeds on fuels and fire behaviour in Eastern Australian forests and woodlands. PhD. Dissertation. University of Sydney.

      Shared row context: plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying yes; device calorimeter; site Salvo2015-1; sampling ND.

      • “time to flaming (s): 24”

        FLAMITS record 11663; Ignitability measurement.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “maximum energy flux (kW/m²): 183”

          FLAMITS record 11700.

        • “mass loss rate (g/s): 0.25”

          FLAMITS record 11774.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 3358.17”

          FLAMITS record 11848.

        • “energy flux (kW/m²): 146”

          FLAMITS record 11885.

      • “flaming duration (s): 39”

        FLAMITS record 11737; Sustainability measurement.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 92”

        FLAMITS record 11811; Consumability measurement.

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