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Ulex boivinii

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Form
shrub
Region
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 (12)
Corroboration (12 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

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

    • Primary study Martin1989: Martín, E., & Miguel, L. (1989). Inflamabilidad y energía de las especies de sotobosque

      Shared row context: plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying yes; device epiradiator; site Martin1989-2.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling march.

        • “time to flaming (s): 52”

          FLAMITS record 7850.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 71”

          FLAMITS record 8245.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling may.

        • “time to flaming (s): 29”

          FLAMITS record 7851.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 67”

          FLAMITS record 8246.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling july.

        • “time to flaming (s): 13”

          FLAMITS record 7852.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 100”

          FLAMITS record 8247.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling august.

        • “time to flaming (s): 19”

          FLAMITS record 7853.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 97”

          FLAMITS record 8248.

      • Shared measurement context: Ignitability measurement; sampling december.

        • “time to flaming (s): 26”

          FLAMITS record 7854.

        • “ignition frequency (%): 96”

          FLAMITS record 8249.

      • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 5122”

        FLAMITS record 7926; Combustibility measurement; sampling ND.

      • “flammability value: 2”

        FLAMITS record 7976; Ignitability measurement; sampling ND.

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

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Ulex boivinii (Ulex boivinii). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/ulex-boivinii/. Last verified 2026-08-25.