{"id":"cupressus","license":"CC-BY-4.0","data":{"scientificName":"Cupressus sp.","commonNames":["Cypress"],"taxonRank":"genus","acceptedName":"Cupressus","family":"Cupressaceae","ids":{"usdaSymbol":"CUPRE","gbifKey":10225588,"itisTsn":183455,"wikidataQid":"Q146911","inatTaxonId":49292},"states":["AZ"],"plantForm":"tree","photo":{"file":"/images/plants/cupressus.jpg","sourceUrl":"https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/687051362","observationUrl":"https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/375798710","license":"cc-by","attribution":"(c) zebedeugalinha, some rights reserved (CC BY)","fetchedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"},"evidence":[{"source":"ashland-prohibited","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"prohibited flammable plant","claims":"The City of Ashland restricts new planting or propagation within 30 ft of any structure, including structures on adjacent lots (AMC 9.04).","sourcePlacement":{"value":"new planting or propagation restricted within 30 ft of any structure","scheme":"ashland-amc"},"edition":"2025","url":"https://ashlandoregon.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3796/PLANT_LIST_PROHIBITED_BW_2025","accessedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"gva-valencia","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"named among the most flammable species","claims":"Named in the guide's flammable-species warning: ciprés — accumulates dry branches inside the crown.","claimOriginal":"las especies más inflamables","edition":"2019","url":"https://www.leliana.es/sites/www.leliana.es/files/files/Jardineria%20de%20baja%20inflamabilidad.pdf","accessedOn":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"firesafe-marin","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"listed as fire-prone","claims":"Fire Safe Marin lists this taxon among common fire-prone plants in Marin County.","edition":"2019","url":"https://firesafemarin.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FIRESafe-MARIN_plant-list_2019.pdf","accessedOn":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"onf-dfci-haies-2012","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"Très forte fire sensitivity","claims":"The fiche's overall sensitivity combines experimental-bench inflammability, intensity, and combustion measurements with foresters' observations of fire damage.","claimOriginal":"Sensibilité au feu : Très forte","plantPart":"whole-plant","edition":"2012","url":"https://www.biot.fr/media-file/1393/guide-dfci-haies.pdf","documentDate":"2012-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"macalister-2025-sajb-cape-town","verdict":"mixed","verdictRaw":"Partially burned","claims":"Official-workbook means across 50 leaf trials: fresh ignition 9.079 s, fresh sustainability 49.692 s, dry ignition 2.271 s, dry sustainability 22.186 s, and combustibility 7.73 mg DW s-1. Published Table 1 observation for the 2021 fire: Partially burned.","plantPart":"leaf","sourcePlacement":{"value":"Urban zone; Table 1 and deposited raw workbook","scheme":"macalister-2025-leaf-flammability"},"edition":"South African Journal of Botany 184:1163-1173","url":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629925004168","documentDate":"2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"france-old-debroussaillement","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"Les plus combustibles sont celles composées de conifères type “cyprès”.","claims":"The guide warns that cypress-type conifer hedges are the most combustible; ageing trees accumulate dead material and resin that increase combustion.","claimOriginal":"Les arbres vieillissants présentent de nombreuses parties mortes et des concentrés de résines qui augmentent leur pouvoir de combustion.","plantPart":"whole-plant","sourcePlacement":{"value":"haies de conifères type cyprès (cypress-type conifer hedges)","scheme":"france-old-hedge-guidance"},"edition":"web page modified 2025-06-20","url":"https://www.prevention-incendie-foret.com/connaitre-les-regles/debroussaillement","documentDate":"2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"yavapai-34","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"Fire-Prone Plants","claims":"Listed as Cypress — Cupressus sp.. The bulletin says fire-resistant plants tend to resist ignition when irrigated and maintained, while fire-prone plants may ignite readily and burn intensely.","plantPart":"whole-plant","edition":"v1.2","url":"https://www.extension.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-03/FirewisePlants3-14-2025.pdf","documentDate":"2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"gencat-franges-perimetrals","verdict":"avoid","verdictRaw":"Cal eliminar prioritàriament les espècies més inflamables. — Xiprers — Cupressus sp.","claims":"The guide says to remove this printed taxon first among the more-flammable species when opening and maintaining perimeter protection strips.","plantPart":"whole-plant","sourcePlacement":{"value":"page 4 species-selection panel","scheme":"catalonia-perimeter-strip-maintain-remove"},"edition":"2025 web edition","url":"https://www.diba.cat/documents/d/incendis/diba_franges_web","documentDate":"2025-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"ogm-yardop-circulars","verdict":"recommend","verdictRaw":"yangına direnci tecrübe edilmiş servi türleri","claims":"The YARDOP circular directs managers to preserve, encourage, or use this named taxon in fire-resistant or slow-burning forest and fire-prevention plantings.","plantPart":"whole-plant","sourcePlacement":{"value":"Temel prensipler; Yangın önleyici tesisler","scheme":"yardop-6976-operational-fire-resistant-planting"},"edition":"Circular 6976","url":"https://www.lexpera.com.tr/resmi-gazete/metin/yanan-orman-alanlarinin-rehabilitasyonu-ve-yangina-direncli-ormanlar-tesisi-projesi-20140915-2","documentDate":"2014-09-15T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"kkl-2024-fire-prevention-compendium","verdict":"recommend","verdictRaw":"מיני העצים שיישארו ייבחרו בקפידה תוך מתן עדיפות למיני חורש ולעצי ברוש","claims":"The guide says retained tree species should be selected carefully, prioritizing woodland species and cypress trees; later buffer specifications again prioritize cypresses over conifers.","plantPart":"whole-plant","sourcePlacement":{"value":"pages 4, 6, and 7 buffer-strip vegetation specifications","scheme":"kkl-2024-buffer-retention-priority"},"edition":"March 2024","url":"https://www.kkl.org.il/files/afforestation-and-environment/21032024_doc.pdf","documentDate":"2024-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"}],"flammabilityClass":"highly-flammable","ratingReason":"consensus","recommendation":"avoid","author":"grayson-graham","reviewStatus":"draft","lastVerified":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z","reviewNotes":"Photo auto-selected (top-voted iNat); human review pending."},"localAssessmentInputs":{"stateDistribution":["AZ"],"nativeStates":[],"rangeAssertions":[{"relation":"documented-occurrence","geography":{"grain":"state","stateCodes":["AZ"]},"provenance":"legacy-field"}],"usdaZoneMin":null,"usdaZoneMax":null,"hardinessAssertions":[],"hardinessSelection":{"status":"none","assertions":[]},"invasiveIn":[],"statusAssertions":[],"fireEvidenceClass":"highly-flammable","recommendation":"avoid","fireSourceScopes":[{"source":"ashland-prohibited","sourceName":"Prohibited Flammable Plants (Ashland Municipal Code 9.04)","sourceUrl":"https://ashlandoregon.gov/323/Prohibited-Flammable-Plants","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","stateCodes":["OR"],"regions":["City of Ashland"]},"completeness":"partial","reviewStatus":"reviewed","scope":"This is a City of Ashland adoption fact, not statewide Oregon guidance or an experimental flammability result. FireApproved publishes 24 taxonomy-safe owners as city-level regulatory context. It applies to new planting and propagation within 30 feet of structures, including structures on adjacent lots; it is not projected as a blanket removal order for every established listed plant.","sourceVersion":"Ashland-Prohibited-Flammable-Plants-2025","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"firesafe-marin","sourceName":"Fire-Resistant Plants Common to Marin County","sourceUrl":"https://firesafemarin.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/FIRESafe-MARIN_plant-list_2019.pdf","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","stateCodes":["CA"],"regions":["Marin County"]},"completeness":"partial","reviewStatus":"reviewed","scope":"The publication is explicitly limited to plants common to Marin County. FireApproved publishes 104 exact owners as Marin regional context while retaining its placement, spacing, irrigation, and maintenance boundary. It is not statewide California guidance or parcel suitability.","sourceVersion":"Fire-Safe-Marin-plant-list-2019","asOf":"2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"yavapai-34","sourceName":"Fire-Resistant and Fire-Prone Plants Common to Yavapai County (Bulletin 34)","sourceUrl":"https://www.extension.arizona.edu/sites/default/files/2025-03/FirewisePlants3-14-2025.pdf","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","stateCodes":["AZ"],"regions":["Yavapai County"]},"completeness":"partial","reviewStatus":"reviewed","scope":"University of Arizona Cooperative Extension authors Bulletin 34 for Yavapai County. FireApproved publishes 198 exact source owners from its resistant and prone tables and keeps the county boundary visible. County publication scope is regional Arizona context, never statewide scope.","sourceVersion":"UA-Yavapai-Bulletin-34-v1.2-2025-03-14","asOf":"2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z"}],"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."}