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Baccharis Baccharis

Every rated Baccharis record is keep-away — 1 of 3 records; none is rated fire-resistant. These counts describe the cited records — 3 records carrying 6 evidence rows from 6 cited sources; they do not make one verdict for the genus.

Keep away

1 species

Groundsel tree Keep away Baccharis halimifolia Limited evidence · 2 sources Zones 6–6

Awaiting evidence

2 species

Prostrate or dwarf baccharis Awaiting evidence Baccharis pilularis Mid-scale score · 3 sources Zones 9–9
Desert broom Awaiting evidence Baccharis sarothroides Limited evidence · 1 source Zones 9–9

About Baccharis

Corpus context. Baccharis is the directory's #258 largest of 550 genus groups: 3 records carrying 6 evidence rows from 6 cited sources, recorded as shrub, groundcover , hardy across USDA zones 6–9. Those are corpus facts, not a whole-genus flammability claim.

More about Baccharis: Wikipedia — external references; not evidence sources.

Where rated Baccharis grow

Tagged as growing in 28 states.

The answer for Baccharis is no. Here is what to plant instead.

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