fire_time_to_ignition

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• Label: Fire time to ignition
• Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030716
• Type: numeric
• Definition: A fire response trait which is the time interval (duration) [PATO:0001309] from a leaf's [PO:0025034] exposure [NCIT:C17941] to a flame [ENVO:01000789] until the leaf ignites [APD:glossary/40040].;For a single leaf, the time from an ignition source contacting the leaf until ignition occurs.
• Additional comments: In wildland environments it will be difficult to measure this trait on an individual taxon; it will instead be a "community level" trait. Therefore, this trait will generally be used to document rates of fire spread in experimental situations.
• units: s
• allowable range: 0.1 - 100 s

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030716) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 1,058 records. This includes:

• data for 39 species.
• data for 13 families.
• data from 2 datasets (see the portal Citations tab for a list of sources)