{"id":"agropyron-spicatum","license":"CC-BY-4.0","data":{"scientificName":"Agropyron spicatum","commonNames":["Bluebunch Wheatgrass"],"taxonRank":"species","acceptedName":"Pseudoroegneria spicata","family":"Poaceae","ids":{"usdaSymbol":"PSSP6","gbifKey":2705699,"itisTsn":504637,"wikidataQid":"Q2827251","inatTaxonId":167507},"states":["AK","AZ","CA","CO","ID","MI","MT","ND","NE","NM","NV","OR","SD","TX","UT","WA","WY"],"plantForm":"grass","photo":{"file":"/images/plants/agropyron-spicatum.jpg","sourceUrl":"https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/442599522","observationUrl":"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/247775008","license":"cc-by","attribution":"(c) Matt Lavin, some rights reserved (CC BY)","fetchedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"},"evidence":[{"source":"idaho-firewise-master-db","verdict":"mixed","verdictRaw":"fire-resistance score 4 of 10","score":{"value":4,"scale":"idaho-0-10"},"sourcePlacement":{"value":"plantable at 70' from home","scheme":"idaho-distance"},"url":"https://idahofirewise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FireXResistanceXofXPlantsXMasterXDatabase.pdf","accessedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"harrison-2002-rangelands-kochia-fires","verdict":"recommend","verdictRaw":"Species frequently used in greenstrips.","claims":"Table 1 row: bluebunch wheatgrass — Pseudoroegneria spicata (Purch) A. Love. The article says these are species frequently used in greenstrips; it does not report a separate burn result for this row.","sourcePlacement":{"value":"species used in a semiarid western rangeland greenstrip","scheme":"harrison-2002-greenstrip"},"edition":"Rangelands 24(5)","url":"https://extension.usu.edu/preparedness/files/wildfire/rangelands.pdf","documentDate":"2002-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"nv-forestry-tahoe-landscaping-guide","verdict":"recommend","verdictRaw":"low — Wheatgrass, bluebunch — Pseudoroegneria spicata","claims":"Table 1's Fire Hazard column prints “low” for this taxon. The guide calls the rating a rough estimate of potential flammability, not a result of scientific trials. Its footnote says plants that turn brown often become high fire hazards and tells readers to mow grasses and forbs when they begin to turn brown.","plantPart":"whole-plant","sourcePlacement":{"value":"Fire Hazard column: low","scheme":"tahoe-guide-2006"},"edition":"Bulletin 06-01 (2006)","url":"https://forestry.nv.gov/uploads/missions/20210304_AMT_2006_Home_Landscaping_Guide_Lake_Tahoe.pdf","documentDate":"2006-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"}],"flammabilityClass":"fire-resistant","ratingReason":"limited-evidence","recommendation":"on-list","author":"grayson-graham","reviewStatus":"draft","lastVerified":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z","reviewNotes":"Photo auto-selected (top-voted iNat); human review pending."},"localAssessmentInputs":{"stateDistribution":["AK","AZ","CA","CO","ID","MI","MT","ND","NE","NM","NV","OR","SD","TX","UT","WA","WY"],"nativeStates":[],"rangeAssertions":[{"relation":"documented-occurrence","geography":{"grain":"state","stateCodes":["AK","AZ","CA","CO","ID","MI","MT","ND","NE","NM","NV","OR","SD","TX","UT","WA","WY"]},"provenance":"legacy-field"}],"usdaZoneMin":null,"usdaZoneMax":null,"hardinessAssertions":[],"hardinessSelection":{"status":"none","assertions":[]},"invasiveIn":[],"statusAssertions":[],"fireEvidenceClass":"fire-resistant","recommendation":"on-list","fireSourceScopes":[{"source":"idaho-firewise-master-db","sourceName":"Fire Resistance of Plants Master Database","sourceUrl":"https://idahofirewise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FireXResistanceXofXPlantsXMasterXDatabase.pdf","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","stateCodes":["ID"],"regions":["Southern Idaho"]},"completeness":"partial","reviewStatus":"reviewed","scope":"The official database labels itself \"For Southern Idaho\" and describes Idaho residents at the urban-rangeland interface. FireApproved publishes 419 existing plant owners that cite its scored rows. This bounded Southern Idaho scope is regional context, not statewide coverage or a conclusion that the score transfers unchanged to every Idaho site.","sourceVersion":"Idaho-Firewise-Southern-Idaho-Master-2013-11-08","asOf":"2013-11-08T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"nv-forestry-tahoe-landscaping-guide","sourceName":"Home Landscaping Guide for Lake Tahoe and Vicinity (Ed. Bulletin 06-01)","sourceUrl":"https://forestry.nv.gov/uploads/missions/20210304_AMT_2006_Home_Landscaping_Guide_Lake_Tahoe.pdf","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","stateCodes":["CA","NV"],"regions":["Lake Tahoe Basin"]},"completeness":"partial","reviewStatus":"reviewed","scope":"Nevada Division of Forestry and University of Nevada Cooperative Extension publish Bulletin 06-01 for the Lake Tahoe Basin and vicinity. FireApproved publishes 83 exact rated owners as basin context across Nevada and California. Rough estimates are not statewide or site ratings.","sourceVersion":"Nevada-Extension-Bulletin-06-01-2006","asOf":"2006-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"}],"firePerformanceConditions":[],"maintenanceAssertions":[],"maintenanceConditions":null,"regulatoryReviews":{},"seedReviews":{}},"legacyCompatibilityProjection":{"nativeStates":[],"invasiveIn":[]},"localAssessmentContract":"Compare each dimension separately. State noxious-weed seed designations are material-scoped and never become non-seed plant restrictions, ecological-invasive findings, nursery restrictions, alternatives, product evidence, or fire votes. Introduced/established context is not an invasive warning. Minimum-only hardiness has no inferred maximum; canonical source-temperature conversion is validated and contradictory applicable rows project no primary zone. L48 context applies only to conterminous states and is never exact-state status. Fire-performance conditions are not maintenance advice. FEIS fire-ecology context does not vote in the plant classification. Absence of a status row is not regulatory clearance."}