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Plants in Iowa
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 Iowa and USDA half-zones 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a. Genus cards carry a split, never a verdict.
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Plant groups documented in Iowa
Oaks11 listed fire-resistant
Plums7 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Dogwoods6 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Willows5 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Goldenrods1 listed fire-resistant6 not yet classified
Maples5 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Roses2 listed fire-resistant4 not yet classified
Viburnum4 listed fire-resistant2 conflicts
Wheatgrass5 listed fire-resistant
Birches3 listed fire-resistant1 conflict1 not yet classified
Hybrid Hickories4 listed fire-resistant1 conflict
Cottonwoods5 listed fire-resistant
Clovers3 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Fescues3 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Ashes4 listed fire-resistant
Honeysuckles3 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Phlox4 listed fire-resistant
Sumacs4 listed fire-resistant
Blackberries2 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Asters2 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Violets2 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified- Bentgrass3 not yet classified
Alders2 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Serviceberries3 listed fire-resistant
Sagebrushes1 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Milkweeds3 listed fire-resistant
Bromes1 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Sedges3 listed fire-resistant
Tickseeds2 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Hawthorns3 listed fire-resistant
Junipers3 to keep away
Ryegrass2 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Beebalms1 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Currants1 listed fire-resistant2 not yet classified
Elderberries3 listed fire-resistant
Elms3 listed fire-resistant
Yarrows2 listed fire-resistant
Buckeyes2 listed fire-resistant
Columbines2 listed fire-resistant
Aster2 not yet classified
Wild Indigos2 not yet classified
Barberries2 listed fire-resistant
Catalpa1 listed fire-resistant1 conflict
Ceanothus2 listed fire-resistant
Bittersweets1 to keep away1 not yet classified
Hazelnuts2 listed fire-resistant
Purple Coneflowers1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Oleasters1 listed fire-resistant1 to keep away
Wallflowers2 listed fire-resistant
Thoroughworts1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Bedstraws1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Sunflowers1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Walnuts2 listed fire-resistant
Rushes2 not yet classified- Lespedeza2 not yet classified
Blazing Stars1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Privets1 conflict1 not yet classified
Lobelia1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Bluebells2 listed fire-resistant
Mulberries2 listed fire-resistant
Poppies1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Creepers2 listed fire-resistant
Pines2 to keep away
Plantains2 listed fire-resistant
Bluegrass2 listed fire-resistant
Solomon's Seals2 listed fire-resistant
Locusts1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Coneflowers2 listed fire-resistant
Docks2 listed fire-resistant
Bulrushes2 listed fire-resistant
Greenbriers1 conflict1 not yet classified
Mountain Ashes1 listed fire-resistant1 not yet classified
Snowberries2 listed fire-resistant
Basswoods2 listed fire-resistant
Firs1 to keep away
Monkshoods1 not yet classified
Giant Hyssops1 listed fire-resistant
Ailanthus1 to keep away
Bugles1 listed fire-resistant
Hollyhocks1 not yet classified
Alliaria1 to keep away
Onions1 listed fire-resistant
Foxtails1 not yet classified
False Indigos1 listed fire-resistant
Peppervines1 to keep away
Pearly Everlastings1 listed fire-resistant
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
Wildgingers1 listed fire-resistant
Pawpaws1 listed fire-resistant- Asparagus1 not yet classified
- Oats1 not yet classified
Beggarticks1 not yet classified
Gramas1 listed fire-resistant
Buchloe1 listed fire-resistant
Poppymallows1 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
Chestnuts1 listed fire-resistant
Hackberries1 listed fire-resistant
Knapweeds1 not yet classified
Buttonbushes1 listed fire-resistant
Redbuds1 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
Yellowwoods1 listed fire-resistant
Leather Flowers1 to keep away
Spiderflowers1 not yet classified- Coleataenia1 not yet classified
Convallaria1 listed fire-resistant- Hawksbeards1 not yet classified
Orchardgrass1 listed fire-resistant
Shrubby Cinquefoils1 listed fire-resistant
Pinks1 listed fire-resistant
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
Cockspur Grass1 listed fire-resistant- Viper's Bugloss1 to keep away
- Elytrigia1 not yet classified
Willowherbs1 listed fire-resistant
Horsetails1 not yet classified
Spindletrees1 listed fire-resistant
Asters1 listed fire-resistant
Joe Pye Weeds1 listed fire-resistant
Strawberries1 listed fire-resistant- Buckthorns1 not yet classified
Huckleberries1 to keep away
Geranium1 listed fire-resistant
Avens1 listed fire-resistant
Locusts1 listed fire-resistant
Coffeetrees1 listed fire-resistant
Witchhazels1 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
Hops1 listed fire-resistant
Hylodesmum1 not yet classified
St. Johnsworts1 listed fire-resistant
Hollies1 listed fire-resistant
Touch-me-nots1 listed fire-resistant
Iris1 listed fire-resistant
Junegrass1 not yet classified
Peas1 not yet classified
Cutgrass1 listed fire-resistant
Spicebushes1 listed fire-resistant
Flaxes1 listed fire-resistant
Tuliptrees1 listed fire-resistant
Lobularia1 listed fire-resistant
Trefoils1 listed fire-resistant
Desert-thorns1 not yet classified- Yellow Loosestrifes1 not yet classified
Loosestrifes1 to keep away
Maclura1 listed fire-resistant
Apples1 not yet classified
Alfalfas1 listed fire-resistant- Buckbeans1 not yet classified
Mitchella1 not yet classified- Needlegrass1 not yet classified
Evening Primroses1 listed fire-resistant
Sensitive Ferns1 listed fire-resistant
Osmunda1 listed fire-resistant
Hophornbeams1 listed fire-resistant
Panicgrass1 to keep away
Beardtongues1 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
Pasqueflowers1 listed fire-resistant
Mountainmints1 listed fire-resistant
Pears1 conflict- Buttercups1 not yet classified
Prairie Coneflowers1 listed fire-resistant
Buckthorns1 listed fire-resistant
Sages1 listed fire-resistant
Soapworts1 listed fire-resistant
Sassafras1 listed fire-resistant
Little Bluestems1 to keep away
Crownvetches1 listed fire-resistant
Stonecrops1 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
False Spiraeas1 not yet classified
Indiangrass1 to keep away
Sorghum1 to keep away
Cordgrass1 listed fire-resistant
Spireas1 listed fire-resistant
Dropseeds1 not yet classified
Bladdernuts1 not yet classified
Lilacs1 listed fire-resistant- Meadow-rues1 not yet classified
Arborvitaes1 conflict
Spiderworts1 listed fire-resistant
Trillium1 listed fire-resistant- Wheats1 not yet classified
- Cattails1 listed fire-resistant
Nettles1 listed fire-resistant
Blueberries1 listed fire-resistant
Vervains1 listed fire-resistant
Veronicastrum1 listed fire-resistant
Vetches1 listed fire-resistant
Periwinkles1 listed fire-resistant
Wisteria1 to keep away
Yucca1 listed fire-resistant
Pricklyashes1 not yet classified