kangaroo grass
Themeda triandra
A genus split is not a placement verdict.
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- Rated in
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United States / Grow / kangaroo grass
On this lot
1. Fire evidence and conditions
- Fire evidence
- Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
- Fire-performance conditions
- Fire ecology context
- Placement evidence
- Evidence regions
- Global
- Maintenance
2. Why this plant is relevant here
- State distribution
- Documented in TX.
- Native range
- Introduced / established
- 1 sourced range or established record. This is not an invasive warning.
- USDA hardiness
3. Legal, ecological, and broader status
- Legal-list status
- Seed-list status
- Reported invasive here
- Broader regional context
- Federal context
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
Listed without a rating (20)
Corroboration (20 rows from 1 source)
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FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database
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Primary study Bowman1988: Bowman, D., & Wilson, B. (1988). Fuel characteristics of coastal monsoon forests, Northern Territory, Australia. Journal of Biogeography, 807-817.
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“calorific value (kcal/kg): 4318.11”
FLAMITS record 960; Combustibility measurement; predrying yes; device calorimeter.
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“rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.42”
FLAMITS record 974; Sustainability measurement; predrying no; device burning bench.
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Primary study Raubenheimer2021: Raubenheimer, S. L., Simpson, K., Carkeek, R., & Ripley, B. (2021). Could CO2-induced changes to C4 grass flammability aggravate savanna woody encroachment? African Journal of Range & Forage Science, 39, 82-95.
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“time to flaming (s): 2.47”
FLAMITS record 10928.
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“time to flaming (s): 2.74”
FLAMITS record 10929.
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“time to flaming (s): 3”
FLAMITS record 10930.
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“time to flaming (s): 2.98”
FLAMITS record 10931.
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“flaming duration (s): 65.47”
FLAMITS record 10932.
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“flaming duration (s): 62.62”
FLAMITS record 10933.
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“flaming duration (s): 58.41”
FLAMITS record 10934.
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“flaming duration (s): 57.31”
FLAMITS record 10935.
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“mass loss rate (g/s): 0.0036”
FLAMITS record 10936.
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“mass loss rate (g/s): 0.004”
FLAMITS record 10937.
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“mass loss rate (g/s): 0.0042”
FLAMITS record 10938.
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“mass loss rate (g/s): 0.0041”
FLAMITS record 10939.
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Primary study Simpson2016: Simpson, K. J., Ripley, B. S., Christin, P. A., Belcher, C. M., Lehmann, C. E., Thomas, G. H., & Osborne, C P. (2016). Determinants of flammability in savanna grass species. Journal of Ecology, 104, 138-148.
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“time to flaming (s): 1.12”
FLAMITS record 12816; Ignitability measurement; predrying no.
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“time to flaming (s): 1.11”
FLAMITS record 12817; Ignitability measurement; predrying yes.
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“mass loss rate (g/s): 0.04”
FLAMITS record 12864; Combustibility measurement; predrying no.
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“mass loss rate (g/s): 0.04”
FLAMITS record 12865; Combustibility measurement; predrying yes.
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“flaming duration (s): 5.1”
FLAMITS record 12912; Sustainability measurement; predrying no.
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“flaming duration (s): 4.72”
FLAMITS record 12913; Sustainability measurement; predrying yes.
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