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An evidence directory, not another list: 3801 plants, each carrying every published fire-resistance verdict on record here, cited to its original source. FireApproved does not rate plants; it aggregates who does, and computes each plant's class from that evidence by a published rule. Records carry their own review status — the citations are checkable either way. No plant is fireproof. Zone 0 (the first five feet) is hardscape, whatever the species. The evidence export (snapshot v2026.08.25, CC BY 4.0) is https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22099746. Source documents in that export are dated 1968 through 2026-08-25, from 112 sources in the United States, Europe, the Mediterranean, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and other named regions. Live plant pages stay canonical.

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Where will these plants live? A ZIP fills your state and USDA zone — every list on this page then answers "here."
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The directory at a glance

Every status is derived by the published rule — the chips say how deep its evidence runs.
Fire-resistant 1,382 Consensus 403 Majority 29 Limited evidence 950 Open in explorer →
Keep away 366 Consensus 58 Majority 20 Limited evidence 288 Open in explorer →
Conflicts 82 Sources genuinely disagree — honest ties, never averaged. Treat conflicted plants conservatively near structures. All 82, with who disagrees ↓
Awaiting evidence 1971 Mid-scale 420 Compilation-only 1551 No directional primary verdict yet — not listed, not condemned. Open in explorer →

Browse by plant group

550 genus hubs. Evidence stays species-level — each hub shows the split, never one flattened verdict. All 550 groups →

Prefer species? The explorer lists all 3801 — search, filter by status, growth form, region, and your USDA zone, and sort by evidence.

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By growth form Fire-resistant counts per form. Shrubs 459Perennials 385Trees 342Groundcovers 88Grasses 57Vines 40Succulents 11
Alternatives
The HOA said no — every keep-away and conflict page carries what to plant instead, matched by form and place. The sources
The registry behind every verdict — 130 sources, 66 primary (labs, field programs, original curations), each with its full list and lineage. Compilations corroborate; they never vote.

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What "fire-resistant" means here — and what it does not

A plant is labeled fire-resistant when the balance of independent primary evidence recommends it — labs, field programs, and original curations carry the vote; compilations corroborate but never vote; a rater's republications count once. A single primary lineage is enough to classify, and the page says so plainly ("limited evidence"). Dissent is shown in full; even splits are published as conflicts, never averaged away. This is not a FireApproved approval: we publish the evidence; conditions and placement govern, and no plant is fireproof. Common mix-ups: treating Zone 0 as a planting palette; treating one source's rating as settled fact; treating rosemary as firewise because it is drought-tolerant — its record is a documented conflict.

The registry currently tracks 130 sources (66 primary). The published rule · Example JSON · Data CC BY 4.0 · Embed the table for a Firewise committee · Zone 0 landscaping · Zone bands

Documented conflicts (82)

Primary-evidence sources genuinely disagree about these plants. Each page shows exactly which source says what; treat conflicted plants conservatively near structures.

PlantWho disagrees
Agapanthus africanus Agapanthus africana Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · Guía de pirojardinería says high
Anglojapanese yew Taxus xmedia Michigan's E2948 list says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis Michigan's E2948 list says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica the INRA Avignon fire laboratory says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Baldcypress Taxodium distichum North Carolina's Bardon 2005 list says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Begonia Begonia spp. Ohio's OSU Bulletin 921 says low · Guía de pirojardinería says high
Bitterbrush Purshia tridentata Firewise Plants for Utah Landscapes says low · Ashland's prohibited-plants ordinance says high
Blue-mist spirea Caryopteris x clandonensis the PNW-590 regional list says low · the Idaho Firewise field scores says high
Bottlebrush Callistemon citrinus Guía de pirojardinería says low · the Tasmania Fire Service list says high
Callistemon Callistemon sp. Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · Protecting your home from wildfire says high
Camellias Camellia sp. the Tasmania Fire Service list says low · Protecting your home from wildfire says high
Carob Ceratonia siliqua Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · The ignition index based on flammability of vegetation improves planning in the WUI says high
Cedar Cedrus spp. Michigan's E2948 list says low · Ashland's prohibited-plants ordinance says high
Climbing Hydrangea Hydrangea anomala petiolaris Virginia Firescapes says low · Ohio's OSU Bulletin 921 says high
Common privit Ligustrum vulgare Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · The ignition index based on flammability of vegetation improves planning in the WUI says high
Contorted willow Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · Guía de pirojardinería says high
Deerbrush Ceanothus sp. Firewise Plants for the Puget Sound Basin says low · Ashland's prohibited-plants ordinance says high
Downy oak Quercus pubescens Guía de pirojardinería says low · the INRA Avignon fire laboratory says high
English oak Quercus robur the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · New Zealand's FENZ laboratory directory says high
English yew Taxus baccata Guía de pirojardinería says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
European cranberry highbush viburnum Viburnum opulus the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · the Tasmania Fire Service list says high
European white birch Betula pendula the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · Ordering and sorting of fire resistance of tree leaves says high
Evergreen eleagnus Elaeagnus pungens Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Firethorn Pyracantha coccinea the NIST whole-plant shrub burns says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Foster holly Ilex x attenuata hybrids the NIST whole-plant shrub burns says low · Ohio's OSU Bulletin 921 says high
French lavender Lavandula dentata Protecting your home from wildfire says low · The fire risk of the plant groupings with Cistus in the area of Tlemcen says high
Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides the NIST whole-plant shrub burns says low · Virginia Firescapes says high
Geranium Pelargonium sp. Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · Guía de pirojardinería says high
Glossy abelia Abelia grandiflora Guía de pirojardinería says low · Ohio's OSU Bulletin 921 says high
Golden Wreathe Wattle Acacia saligna APS Victoria's field observations says low · The fire risk of the plant groupings with Cistus in the area of Tlemcen says high
Grapes Vitis spp. the Idaho Firewise field scores says low · North Carolina's AG-874 revision says high
Greenbrier, Smilax, Catbrier Smilax rotundifolia Virginia Firescapes says low · Combustion characteristics of north-eastern USA vegetation tested in the cone calorimeter says high
Heather Calluna sp. Fire-resistant Landscape Plants for the Willamette Valley says low · Selective Shrub Management to Preserve Mediterranean Forests and Reduce the Risk of Fire says high
Hickory Carya spp. the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · the Idaho Firewise field scores says high
Hinoki falsecypress Chamaecyparis obtusa Michigan's E2948 list says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Holly osmanthus Osmanthus heterophyllus Guía de pirojardinería says low · Virginia Firescapes says high
Holm oak Quercus ilex Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · the INRA Avignon fire laboratory says high
Italian buckthorn Rhamnus alaternus Landscape for Fire Protection says low · The fire risk of the plant groupings with Cistus in the area of Tlemcen says high
Jackman clematis Clematis xjackmanii Virginia Firescapes says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Japanese falsecypress Chamaecyparis pisifera Michigan's E2948 list says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Japanese pieris Pieris japonica Michigan's E2948 list says low · Protecting your home from wildfire says high
Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata Michigan's E2948 list says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Kurume azalea Rhododendron obtusum Michigan's E2948 list says low · Virginia Firescapes says high
Kwanzan flowering cherry Prunus serrulata 'Kwanzan' the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · New Zealand's FENZ laboratory directory says high
Laurustinus Viburnum tinus Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · Sensibilité des haies face aux incendies de forêt sous climat méditerranéen says high
Lemon Citrus limon New Zealand's FENZ laboratory directory says low · the Tasmania Fire Service list says high
Lilly Pilly Acmena smithii APS Victoria's field observations says low · the Tasmania Fire Service list says high
Lonicera implexa Lonicera implexa Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · The fire risk of the plant groupings with Cistus in the area of Tlemcen says high
Meserve holly Ilex x meserveae hybrids Michigan's E2948 list says low · Ohio's OSU Bulletin 921 says high
Native Hop Dodonaea viscosa New Zealand's FENZ laboratory directory says low · the Tasmania Fire Service list says high
Nootka falsecypress Xanthocyparis nootkatensis Michigan's E2948 list says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Northern bayberry Myrica pensylvanica the NIST whole-plant shrub burns says low · Combustion characteristics of north-eastern USA vegetation tested in the cone calorimeter says high
Old man's beard Clematis vitalba Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · Guía de pirojardinería says high
Oleander Nerium oleander the NIST whole-plant shrub burns says low · The ignition index based on flammability of vegetation improves planning in the WUI says high
Oregon grape Mahonia aquifolium the PNW-590 regional list says low · Ohio's OSU Bulletin 921 says high
Palmera china de abanico Trachycarpus fortunei Guía de pirojardinería says low · Tree fire-protection classification in Hito to Shinrin says high
Palmetto Sabal palmetto Guía de pirojardinería says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Passionflower Passiflora incarnata Virginia Firescapes says low · North Carolina's Bardon 2005 list says high
Pear Pyrus communis the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · New Zealand's FENZ laboratory directory says high
Pecan Carya illinoensis the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · Guía de pirojardinería says high
Portuguese laurel Prunus lusitanica Guía de pirojardinería says low · Protecting your home from wildfire says high
Portuguese oak Quercus faginea Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · The fire risk of the plant groupings with Cistus in the area of Tlemcen says high
Rosal silvestre Rosa canina Guía de pirojardinería says low · The fire risk of the plant groupings with Cistus in the area of Tlemcen says high
Rosebay rhododendron Rhododendron maximum the NIST whole-plant shrub burns says low · Ohio's OSU Bulletin 921 says high
Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus New Zealand's FENZ laboratory directory says low · Firewise: Fire Resistant Plants says high
Russian sage Salvia yangii the PNW-590 regional list says low · Ohio's OSU Bulletin 921 says high
Scotch broom Cytisus scoparius Virginia Firescapes says low · Combustion characteristics of north-eastern USA vegetation tested in the cone calorimeter says high
Singleleaf ash Fraxinus ornus 'Rotundifolia' the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · The ignition index based on flammability of vegetation improves planning in the WUI says high
Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · Guía de pirojardinería says high
Spotted Gum Corymbia maculata APS Victoria's field observations says low · the Tasmania Fire Service list says high
Squirreltail Grass Elymus elymoides Fuel Breaks to Reduce Large Wildfire Impacts in Sagebrush Ecosystems says low · the Idaho Firewise field scores says high
Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo Valencia's low-flammability guide says low · The ignition index based on flammability of vegetation improves planning in the WUI says high
Sweet chestnut Castanea sativa Guía de pirojardinería says low · the INRA Avignon fire laboratory says high
Tatarian dogwood Cornus alba Michigan's E2948 list says low · Ordering and sorting of fire resistance of tree leaves says high
Umbrella-pine Sciadopitys verticillata Tree fire-protection classification in Hito to Shinrin says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Viburnum Viburnum sp. Landscaping in Florida with Fire in Mind says low · Protecting your home from wildfire says high
Virginia rose Rosa virginiana Ohio's OSU Bulletin 921 says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Wayfaringtree viburnum Viburnum lantana Michigan's E2948 list says low · Guía de pirojardinería says high
Weeping willow Salix babylonica the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · Guía de pirojardinería says high
Western arborvitae Thuja plicata Michigan's E2948 list says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
Wintergreen barberry Berberis julianae the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says low · Virginia Firescapes says high
Wisteria Wisteria spp. Guía de pirojardinería says low · the Eastern US Fire Performance Plant Selector says high
FireApproved.com (2026). Plant flammability evidence directory [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22099746. Live pages at https://fireapproved.com/plants/. CC BY 4.0.