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Plants in Illinois
Plant evidence This view is scoped by documented place and hardiness data, not by construction-code adoption.
Same list shape as the national grow page, scoped to records documented in Illinois and USDA half-zones 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a. Genus cards carry a split, never a verdict.
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Plant groups documented in Illinois
Oaks21 listed fire-resistant
Plums12 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Goldenrods2 listed fire-resistant11 not yet classified
Pines10 to keep away1 not yet classified
Roses4 listed fire-resistant2 conflicts5 not yet classified
Viburnum7 listed fire-resistant1 to keep away2 conflicts
Maples6 listed fire-resistant1 to keep away2 not yet classified
Willows6 listed fire-resistant1 conflict2 not yet classified
Dogwoods7 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Hawthorns6 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Birches4 listed fire-resistant1 conflict1 not yet classified
Hybrid Hickories5 listed fire-resistant1 conflict
Honeysuckles4 listed fire-resistant1 to keep away1 not yet classified
Elms6 listed fire-resistant
Spindletrees4 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Fescues4 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Ashes5 listed fire-resistant
Sunflowers1 listed fire-resistant4 not yet classified
Phlox5 listed fire-resistant
Cottonwoods5 listed fire-resistant
Currants1 listed fire-resistant4 not yet classified
Clovers3 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Blueberries4 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Buckeyes4 listed fire-resistant- Bentgrass4 not yet classified
Alders3 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Milkweeds3 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Bromes1 listed fire-resistant3 not yet classified
Sedges3 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Pinks4 listed fire-resistant
Thoroughworts3 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Blackberries2 listed fire-resistant1 to keep away1 not yet classified
Coneflowers3 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Asters2 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Violets2 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Wheatgrass3 listed fire-resistant
Sagebrushes1 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Hackberries3 listed fire-resistant
Tickseeds2 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Hollies2 listed fire-resistant1 to keep away
Iris3 listed fire-resistant
Junipers3 to keep away
Blazing Stars1 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Lobelia1 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Ryegrass2 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Apples2 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Beebalms1 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Evening Primroses2 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Sumacs3 listed fire-resistant
Elderberries3 listed fire-resistant
Greenbriers1 conflict2 not yet classified
Mountain Ashes2 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Spireas3 listed fire-resistant
Wisteria1 listed fire-resistant2 to keep away
Yarrows2 listed fire-resistant
Onions2 listed fire-resistant
Serviceberries2 listed fire-resistant
Peppervines2 to keep away
Bluestems2 to keep away
Columbines2 listed fire-resistant
Spikenards1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Aster2 not yet classified
Wild Indigos2 not yet classified
Barberries2 listed fire-resistant
Chestnuts1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Catalpa1 listed fire-resistant1 conflict
Ceanothus2 listed fire-resistant
Bittersweets1 to keep away1 not yet classified
Leather Flowers1 to keep away1 not yet classified
Hazelnuts2 listed fire-resistant
Hairgrass1 to keep away1 not yet classified
Oleasters1 listed fire-resistant1 to keep away
Wildryes1 conflict1 not yet classified
Wallflowers2 listed fire-resistant
Forsythia2 not yet classified
Blanketflowers1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Bedstraws1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Geranium2 listed fire-resistant
Rosemallows1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
St. Johnsworts2 listed fire-resistant
Walnuts2 listed fire-resistant
Rushes2 not yet classified
Larches1 to keep away1 not yet classified
Peas1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified- Lespedeza2 not yet classified
Privets1 conflict1 not yet classified
Trefoils2 listed fire-resistant
Mulberries2 listed fire-resistant
Tupelos2 listed fire-resistant
Poppies1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Creepers2 listed fire-resistant
Passionflowers1 listed fire-resistant1 conflict
Beardtongues1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Spruces1 to keep away1 not yet classified
Plantains2 listed fire-resistant
Bluegrass2 listed fire-resistant
Solomon's Seals2 listed fire-resistant
Mountainmints1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Pears1 listed fire-resistant1 conflict
Buckthorns1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Rhododendron1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Locusts1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Docks2 listed fire-resistant
Sages1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Bulrushes2 listed fire-resistant
Stonecrops2 listed fire-resistant
Dropseeds2 not yet classified
Snowberries2 listed fire-resistant
Bald Cypress1 to keep away1 conflict
Basswoods2 listed fire-resistant
Vervains1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Vetches1 listed fire-resistant1 to keep away
Periwinkles2 listed fire-resistant
Goutweeds1 listed fire-resistant
Giant Hyssops1 listed fire-resistant
Ailanthus1 to keep away
Bugles1 listed fire-resistant
Chocolate Vines1 to keep away
Albizia1 listed fire-resistant
Hollyhocks1 not yet classified
Alliaria1 to keep away
Foxtails1 not yet classified
False Indigos1 listed fire-resistant
Pearly Everlastings1 listed fire-resistant
Bog Rosemaries1 listed fire-resistant
Hornworts1 not yet classified
Snapdragons1 not yet classified
Dogbanes1 listed fire-resistant
Manzanitas1 listed fire-resistant
Jack In The Pulpits1 listed fire-resistant
Dutchman's Pipes1 listed fire-resistant
Chokeberries1 listed fire-resistant
Oatgrass1 not yet classified
Aruncus1 not yet classified
Canes1 to keep away
Giant Reeds1 to keep away
Wildgingers1 listed fire-resistant
Pawpaws1 listed fire-resistant- Asparagus1 not yet classified
- Oats1 not yet classified
Supplejacks1 to keep away
Beggarticks1 not yet classified
Bignonia1 to keep away
Gramas1 listed fire-resistant
Broussonetia1 to keep away
Buchloe1 listed fire-resistant
Butterflybushes1 listed fire-resistant
Poppymallows1 listed fire-resistant
Sweetshrubs1 listed fire-resistant
False Bindweeds1 listed fire-resistant
Bellflowers1 listed fire-resistant
Campsis1 listed fire-resistant
Peashrubs1 not yet classified
Hornbeams1 listed fire-resistant- Distaff Thistles1 not yet classified
Knapweeds1 not yet classified
Buttonbushes1 listed fire-resistant
Redbuds1 listed fire-resistant
Flowering Quinces1 listed fire-resistant
Sensitive Peas1 not yet classified
Leatherleafs1 to keep away
Chamomiles1 listed fire-resistant- Woodoats1 not yet classified
Chicories1 listed fire-resistant
Cimicifuga1 not yet classified
Watermelons1 listed fire-resistant
Yellowwoods1 listed fire-resistant
Spiderflowers1 not yet classified- Coleataenia1 not yet classified
Sweet Ferns1 listed fire-resistant
Thoroughworts1 not yet classified
Convallaria1 listed fire-resistant
Smoketrees1 listed fire-resistant- Hawksbeards1 not yet classified
Orchardgrass1 listed fire-resistant
Shrubby Cinquefoils1 listed fire-resistant- Bleeding Hearts1 not yet classified
Bush Honeysuckles1 listed fire-resistant
Crabgrass1 listed fire-resistant
Diospyros1 listed fire-resistant
Leatherwoods1 not yet classified
Shootingstars1 listed fire-resistant
Duchesnea1 listed fire-resistant
Purple Coneflowers1 listed fire-resistant
Cockspur Grass1 listed fire-resistant- Viper's Bugloss1 to keep away
Willowherbs1 listed fire-resistant
Horsetails1 not yet classified
Lovegrass1 not yet classified
Erianthus1 to keep away
California Poppies1 listed fire-resistant- Spurges1 not yet classified
Asters1 listed fire-resistant
Joe Pye Weeds1 listed fire-resistant
Beeches1 listed fire-resistant
Strawberries1 listed fire-resistant- Buckthorns1 not yet classified
Snowberries1 listed fire-resistant
Huckleberries1 to keep away
Avens1 listed fire-resistant
Locusts1 listed fire-resistant
Coffeetrees1 listed fire-resistant
Silverbells1 listed fire-resistant
Witchhazels1 listed fire-resistant
Ivies1 listed fire-resistant
Heliopsis1 not yet classified
Daylilies1 listed fire-resistant
Needle And Threads1 to keep away- Velvetgrass1 not yet classified
Barleys1 not yet classified
Bluets1 listed fire-resistant
Hops1 listed fire-resistant
Hydrangea1 listed fire-resistant
Hylodesmum1 not yet classified- Cat's Ears1 not yet classified
Touch-me-nots1 listed fire-resistant
Sweetspires1 listed fire-resistant
Kerria1 not yet classified
Junegrass1 not yet classified
Koelreuteria1 listed fire-resistant
Cutgrass1 listed fire-resistant
Spicebushes1 listed fire-resistant
Flaxes1 listed fire-resistant
Sweetgums1 listed fire-resistant
Tuliptrees1 listed fire-resistant
Lilyturfs1 listed fire-resistant
Lobularia1 listed fire-resistant
Campions1 listed fire-resistant
Desert-thorns1 not yet classified- Yellow Loosestrifes1 not yet classified
Loosestrifes1 to keep away
Maclura1 listed fire-resistant- Magnolia1 listed fire-resistant
Alfalfas1 listed fire-resistant- Balms1 not yet classified
Mints1 listed fire-resistant- Buckbeans1 not yet classified
Bluebells1 listed fire-resistant
Browntops1 listed fire-resistant
Four O'clocks1 not yet classified
Silvergrass1 to keep away
Mitchella1 not yet classified- Muhlies1 not yet classified
Grape Hyacinths1 listed fire-resistant- Daffodils1 not yet classified
- Needlegrass1 not yet classified
Peppervines1 not yet classified
Basils1 listed fire-resistant
Sensitive Ferns1 listed fire-resistant
Osmunda1 listed fire-resistant
Hophornbeams1 listed fire-resistant
Sourwoods1 listed fire-resistant
Pachysandra1 listed fire-resistant
Panicgrass1 to keep away
Paulownia1 listed fire-resistant
Fountaingrass1 not yet classified
Corktrees1 listed fire-resistant
Mock Oranges1 listed fire-resistant
Phlaris1 to keep away
Timothies1 listed fire-resistant
Reeds1 to keep away
Phus1 not yet classified
Ninebarks1 listed fire-resistant
Lionshearts1 listed fire-resistant
Pokeweeds1 not yet classified
Sycamores1 not yet classified
Jacob's-ladders1 listed fire-resistant
Knotweeds1 to keep away
Hollyferns1 listed fire-resistant- Hoptrees1 listed fire-resistant
Kudzus1 to keep away
Pasqueflowers1 listed fire-resistant- Buttercups1 not yet classified
Prairie Coneflowers1 listed fire-resistant- Rhubarbs1 not yet classified
Rhodotypos1 listed fire-resistant- Ricinus1 not yet classified
Burnets1 listed fire-resistant
Soapworts1 listed fire-resistant
Sassafras1 listed fire-resistant
Little Bluestems1 to keep away
Crownvetches1 listed fire-resistant
Buffaloberries1 listed fire-resistant
Sibbaldiopsis1 listed fire-resistant
Catchflies1 listed fire-resistant
Rosinweeds1 listed fire-resistant
Hedgemustards1 listed fire-resistant- Sowthistles1 not yet classified
Indiangrass1 to keep away
Sorghum1 to keep away
Cordgrass1 listed fire-resistant
Pinkroots1 listed fire-resistant
Hedgenettles1 listed fire-resistant
Bladdernuts1 not yet classified
Comfreys1 listed fire-resistant
Lilacs1 listed fire-resistant- Meadow-rues1 not yet classified
Arborvitaes1 conflict
Thymes1 listed fire-resistant- Poison Oaks1 not yet classified
Trillium1 listed fire-resistant- Wheats1 not yet classified
- Coltsfoots1 not yet classified
- Cattails1 listed fire-resistant
Nettles1 listed fire-resistant
Veronicastrum1 listed fire-resistant- Vincetoxicum1 not yet classified
Yucca1 listed fire-resistant
Pricklyashes1 not yet classified
Lawngrass1 listed fire-resistant