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ruby saltbush (Enchylaena tomentosa)
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ruby saltbush

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Enchylaena tomentosa has a resistant/retardant plant reference as its selected lineage. The named source is carried into the documented evidence for ruby saltbush.

This remains a limited-evidence record. Its current scope is visible in the accepted source set, which does not state further test conditions or measured values.

Two ecological invasive reports are also attached to the species. They provide ecological context beside the fire-related reference, while the source table retains the narrower evidentiary basis for this scene.

Form
shrub
Rated in
Victoria, Australia
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Victoria, Australia

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution
Documented in CA.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Reported invasive here
2 ecological invasive reports.
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.

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.

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Enchylaena tomentosa (Ruby Saltbush). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/enchylaena-tomentosa/. Last verified 2026-08-23.