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apple blossom (Cassia javanica)
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apple blossom

Cassia javanica · Fabaceae · all Cassia records · also called Pink Cassia · Wikipedia

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Pink Cassia carries an avoid direction on the evidence table. The Cassia javanica pack remains limited evidence, with 1 ecological invasive report kept outside the fire result. Same-form alternatives are cited in related plants.

The range evidence route and genus index support browsing without importing another record's rows. For javanica, the avoid direction, thin source pack, ecological report, and alternative set retain separate meanings. Revisiting the accepted evidence keeps the recommendation visible while leaving comparisons and status context in their own sections. Its ecological entry is not used to reinforce the avoid direction.

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Form
tree
Rated in
Tasmania, Australia
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Highly flammable — location does not change the cited classification.
Placement evidence
1 source placement record; source schemes remain separate.
Evidence regions
Tasmania, Australia

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution
Documented in FL, PR.
Introduced / established
1 sourced range or established record. This is not an invasive warning.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Reported invasive here
1 ecological invasive report.
How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

Native and introduced range evidence

These are exact U.S. botanical-area records from the cited range source. Native and introduced describe biogeographic relationship, not fire performance or planting approval. Doubtful and extinct rows stay visible but do not count as current presence.

Current native

0

exact source areas

Current introduced

1

exact source area

Qualified

0

doubtful or extinct source rows

1 introduced source area · World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16 v16, as of 2026-06-04
  • Hawaii (HI)

The lossless worldwide derivative is retained once in the research corpus; object pages repeat only exact U.S. areas needed by the local lens. The JSON twin carries the same page assertions.

Where its sources say to plant it

Placement rules below use each source's own distances or named zones, tied to its rating. They are not interchangeable with the directory's current Zone 0 guidance.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Avoids (1)

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Last verified 2026-08-23. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Cassia javanica (Pink Cassia). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/cassia-javanica/. Last verified 2026-08-23.