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Creeping Emu-bush (Eremophila debilis)
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Creeping Emu-bush

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The fire-resistant and retardant plant list is the sole source behind creeping emu-bush, Eremophila debilis. It describes the shrub as fire-resistant, with the specific statement that it will not burn under continued flame. The resulting directory verdict is on-list in the evidence table.

Because the record holds one recommendation, it retains a limited evidence designation. Its source is regional to Victoria, Australia, and the page does not turn that listing into a broader claim about unrecorded settings. Both the verdict and the evidence depth remain visible.

Return to the source table for the citation details. Comparisons are available, while the genus index groups more records for the genus without sharing their support across species.

Form
shrub
Region
Victoria, Australia
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

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

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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Eremophila debilis (Creeping Emu-bush). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/eremophila-debilis/. Last verified 2026-08-23.