{"id":"andropogon-glomeratus","license":"CC-BY-4.0","data":{"scientificName":"Andropogon glomeratus","commonNames":["Bushy bluestem"],"taxonRank":"species","acceptedName":"Andropogon glomeratus","family":"Poaceae","synonyms":["Anatherum glomeratum"],"ids":{"usdaSymbol":"ANGL2","gbifKey":2706097,"itisTsn":40454,"wikidataQid":"Q2112970","inatTaxonId":75432},"usdaZoneMin":"4b","zoneSource":"usda-plants","states":["AL","AR","AZ","CA","DC","DE","FL","GA","HI","IL","KY","LA","MA","MD","MS","NC","NJ","NM","NV","NY","OH","OK","PA","PR","RI","SC","TN","TX","UT","VA","VI","WV"],"nativeStates":["NC"],"hardinessAssertions":[{"minimum":"4b","interpretation":"minimum-threshold","precision":"half-zone","zoneMapping":"derived-containing-band","sourceMeasurement":{"kind":"minimum-temperature","value":-23,"unit":"degrees-fahrenheit"},"applicability":"applicable","source":"usda-plants-characteristics","sourceRecordId":"ANGL2","sourceTaxon":"Andropogon glomeratus","taxonMatch":"source-identifier","sourcePlacement":"PlantCharacteristics record 20324, Temperature, Minimum (°F)","sourceVersion":"PLANTS Help Document 2022; characteristics cache retrieved 2026-08-23","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"}],"plantForm":"grass","matureHeightFt":6.3,"waterNeed":"high","photo":{"file":"/images/plants/andropogon-glomeratus.jpg","sourceUrl":"https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/237285050","license":"cc-by","attribution":"(c) Bonnie Semmling, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Bonnie Semmling","fetchedOn":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z"},"evidence":[{"source":"bardon-2005","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"Extreme flammability rating","edition":"2005","accessedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"ncsu-ag874","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"high flammability","claims":"2005 list class was extreme; 2025 revision rates it high.","edition":"2025","url":"https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/fire-resistant-landscaping-in-north-carolina","accessedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"nc-plant-toolbox","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"high flammability","claims":"NC Toolbox facet capture lists \"Anatherum glomeratum\" under the high flammability tag. Exact GBIF reconciliation: \"Anatherum glomeratum\" → \"Andropogon glomeratus\".","plantPart":"whole-plant","sourcePlacement":{"value":"anatherum-glomeratum","scheme":"nc-toolbox-flammability-facet"},"original":"bardon-2005","edition":"live facet capture accessed 2026-08-23","url":"https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/anatherum-glomeratum/","accessedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"}],"flammabilityClass":"highly-flammable","ratingReason":"limited-evidence","recommendation":"avoid","author":"grayson-graham","reviewStatus":"draft","lastVerified":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z","reviewNotes":"Photo selected from license-verified candidates and human-reviewed 2026-08-24 (joint session)."},"localAssessmentInputs":{"stateDistribution":["AL","AR","AZ","CA","DC","DE","FL","GA","HI","IL","KY","LA","MA","MD","MS","NC","NJ","NM","NV","NY","OH","OK","PA","PR","RI","SC","TN","TX","UT","VA","VI","WV"],"nativeStates":["NC"],"rangeAssertions":[{"relation":"native","geography":{"grain":"state","stateCodes":["NC"]},"provenance":"legacy-field"},{"relation":"documented-occurrence","geography":{"grain":"state","stateCodes":["AL","AR","AZ","CA","DC","DE","FL","GA","HI","IL","KY","LA","MA","MD","MS","NC","NJ","NM","NV","NY","OH","OK","PA","PR","RI","SC","TN","TX","UT","VA","VI","WV"]},"provenance":"legacy-field"}],"usdaZoneMin":"4b","usdaZoneMax":null,"hardinessAssertions":[{"minimum":"4b","interpretation":"minimum-threshold","precision":"half-zone","zoneMapping":"derived-containing-band","sourceMeasurement":{"kind":"minimum-temperature","value":-23,"unit":"degrees-fahrenheit"},"applicability":"applicable","source":"usda-plants-characteristics","sourceRecordId":"ANGL2","sourceTaxon":"Andropogon glomeratus","taxonMatch":"source-identifier","sourcePlacement":"PlantCharacteristics record 20324, Temperature, Minimum (°F)","sourceVersion":"PLANTS Help Document 2022; characteristics cache retrieved 2026-08-23","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","provenance":"cited"}],"hardinessSelection":{"status":"selected","assertion":{"minimum":"4b","interpretation":"minimum-threshold","precision":"half-zone","zoneMapping":"derived-containing-band","sourceMeasurement":{"kind":"minimum-temperature","value":-23,"unit":"degrees-fahrenheit"},"applicability":"applicable","source":"usda-plants-characteristics","sourceRecordId":"ANGL2","sourceTaxon":"Andropogon glomeratus","taxonMatch":"source-identifier","sourcePlacement":"PlantCharacteristics record 20324, Temperature, Minimum (°F)","sourceVersion":"PLANTS Help Document 2022; characteristics cache retrieved 2026-08-23","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","provenance":"cited"},"assertions":[{"minimum":"4b","interpretation":"minimum-threshold","precision":"half-zone","zoneMapping":"derived-containing-band","sourceMeasurement":{"kind":"minimum-temperature","value":-23,"unit":"degrees-fahrenheit"},"applicability":"applicable","source":"usda-plants-characteristics","sourceRecordId":"ANGL2","sourceTaxon":"Andropogon glomeratus","taxonMatch":"source-identifier","sourcePlacement":"PlantCharacteristics record 20324, Temperature, Minimum (°F)","sourceVersion":"PLANTS Help Document 2022; characteristics cache retrieved 2026-08-23","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","provenance":"cited"}]},"invasiveIn":[],"statusAssertions":[],"fireEvidenceClass":"highly-flammable","recommendation":"avoid","fireSourceScopes":[{"source":"ncsu-ag874","sourceName":"Fire-Resistant Landscaping in North Carolina (AG-874)","sourceUrl":"https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/fire-resistant-landscaping-in-north-carolina","geography":{"grain":"state","stateCodes":["NC"]},"completeness":"complete","reviewStatus":"reviewed","scope":"The complete three-table AG-874 plant list is explicitly for North Carolina and contains 202 low-, medium-, or high-flammability rows. FireApproved accounts for all source rows under its strict taxonomy and lineage rules; source scope does not establish local suitability at a particular North Carolina site.","sourceVersion":"AG-874-reviewed-2025-03-26","asOf":"2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z"}],"firePerformanceConditions":[],"maintenanceAssertions":[],"maintenanceConditions":null,"regulatoryReviews":{},"seedReviews":{}},"legacyCompatibilityProjection":{"nativeStates":["NC"],"invasiveIn":[],"usdaZoneMin":"4b"},"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."}