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Lespedeza cuneata

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1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence: Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Fire-performance conditions: No test or rating condition is normalized.
Fire ecology context: No section-reviewed fire-ecology context is normalized.
Placement evidence: 0 source placement records; source schemes remain separate.
Evidence regions: Global
Maintenance: No sourced horticultural maintenance assertion is normalized; fire-test conditions do not supply maintenance advice.

2. Why this plant is relevant here

State distribution: Documented in AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV.
Native range: No current cited or legacy state native range is normalized.
Introduced / established: 13 sourced range or established records; set a location to match them. This is not an invasive warning.
USDA hardiness: No hardiness value is normalized.

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

Legal-list status: 2 legal-list records; set a location to match exact scope.
Seed-list status: 1 state noxious-weed seed record; set a location to match exact scope.
Reported invasive here: 1 ecological invasive report; set a location to distinguish exact from regional context.
Broader regional context: Aggregate AK, HI, and L48 evidence is shown only as regional context, never as an exact-state finding.
Federal context: Federal designations remain separate from state legal-list results.

Plant-specific state seed-list reviews (2)

These source-bound receipts answer only the July 2026 state noxious-weed seed-list question. They do not establish non-seed plant legal status, ecological invasion, nursery-sale rules, or unrestricted use.

KS · Seed-list name scope unresolved. An exact source taxon is governed by “Noxious Weeds” or an applicable source note, so the qualified row is held instead of publishing an unconditional result. This answers only whether the plant identity appears in the July 2026 state noxious-weed seed sheet. It does not establish non-seed plant legal status, ecological-invasive status, nursery-sale rules, or unrestricted use. Held source row: usda-ams-state-noxious-weed-seed-2026:KS:055. Governing seed section: Noxious Weeds; normalized seed-kind scope: state seed list general; applicable note rows usda-ams-state-noxious-weed-seed-2026:KS:039. Official USDA seed requirements. Normalized source record.
NE · Seed-list name scope unresolved. An exact source taxon is governed by “Primary” or an applicable source note, so the qualified row is held instead of publishing an unconditional result. This answers only whether the plant identity appears in the July 2026 state noxious-weed seed sheet. It does not establish non-seed plant legal status, ecological-invasive status, nursery-sale rules, or unrestricted use. Held source row: usda-ams-state-noxious-weed-seed-2026:NE:010. Governing seed section: Primary; normalized seed-kind scope: state seed list general; applicable note rows usda-ams-state-noxious-weed-seed-2026:NE:054. Official USDA seed requirements. Normalized source record.

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.

Form: shrub
Grows in: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI +24
Rated in: Global
Family: Fabaceae
Evidence: 20 cited sources

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

13

exact source areas

Qualified

0

doubtful or extinct source rows

13 introduced source areas · World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16 v16, as of 2026-06-04

Alabama (AL)
Hawaii (HI)
Iowa (IA)
Illinois (IL)
Kentucky (KY)
Louisiana (LA)
Maryland (MD)
Minnesota (MN)
Nebraska (NE)
Pennsylvania (PA)
Tennessee (TN)
Texas (TX)
Wisconsin (WI)

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.

Legal restrictions and listings.

IN · prohibited · Prohibited invasive terrestrial plant — current rule fully enforceable since April 18, 2020 · Authority: Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Source: Indiana 312 IAC 18-3-25 Prohibited Invasive Terrestrial Plants , record indiana:312-iac-18-3-25:a:026, 2026-08-26.

activity restriction: The rule applies to any part or life stage of each listed species. A person must not sell, offer or grow for sale, gift, barter, exchange, distribute, transport, or transfer that material in Indiana. (official condition)
activity restriction: The rule applies to any part or life stage of each listed species. A person must not introduce that material in Indiana. (official condition)
operational exception: This section does not apply to a person who possesses a listed species under a permit issued by the Indiana State Entomologist. (official condition)
operational exception: This section does not apply to a person engaged in a project approved by the Indiana State Entomologist for destruction of a listed species. (official condition)

NY · prohibited · Prohibited invasive species — specified possession, trade, transport, introduction, propagation, and disposal rules · Authority: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Source: New York 6 NYCRR Part 575 Prohibited and Regulated Invasive Species , record new-york:part-575:plant:034, 2026-08-26.

activity restriction: No person may knowingly possess this prohibited invasive species with intent to sell, import, purchase, transport, or introduce it; sale, import, purchase, transport, introduction, and propagation are prohibited, and disposal must render it nonliving and nonviable. (official condition)
operational exception: Possession or transport for identification or disposal, and control or management of pre-existing invasive species, remain exempt when handled within Part 575's no-spread boundary. (official condition)
permit required: A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation permit is required to carry out a prohibited activity for research, education, or another approved activity: possession with intent to sell, import, purchase, transport, or introduction. (official condition)

Legal designations are separate from ecological invasion reports and fire performance. Read the named class, taxonomic scope, authority, and operating conditions before acting.

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.

Listed without a rating (20)

FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

20 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.
- “flame height (cm): 4.5” · score 4.5 (FLAMITS — flame height (cm))
  
  FLAMITS record 15625; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “flame height (cm): 5.5” · score 5.5 (FLAMITS — flame height (cm))
  
  FLAMITS record 15626; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “flame height (cm): 7” · score 7 (FLAMITS — flame height (cm))
  
  FLAMITS record 15627; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “flame height (cm): 7.5” · score 7.5 (FLAMITS — flame height (cm))
  
  FLAMITS record 15628; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “flame height (cm): 10” · score 10 (FLAMITS — flame height (cm))
  
  FLAMITS record 15629; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burning duration (s): 62” · score 62 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15630; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burning duration (s): 58” · score 58 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15631; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burning duration (s): 65” · score 65 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15632; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burning duration (s): 60” · score 60 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15633; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burning duration (s): 53” · score 53 (FLAMITS — burning duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15634; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “flaming duration (s): 27” · score 27 (FLAMITS — flaming duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15635; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “flaming duration (s): 45” · score 45 (FLAMITS — flaming duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15636; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “flaming duration (s): 19” · score 19 (FLAMITS — flaming duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15637; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “flaming duration (s): 37” · score 37 (FLAMITS — flaming duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15638; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “flaming duration (s): 11” · score 11 (FLAMITS — flaming duration (s))
  
  FLAMITS record 15639; Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burnt biomass (%): 5.9” · score 5.9 (FLAMITS — burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 15640; Consumability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burnt biomass (%): 4.2” · score 4.2 (FLAMITS — burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 15641; Consumability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burnt biomass (%): 3.2” · score 3.2 (FLAMITS — burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 15642; Consumability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burnt biomass (%): 2.3” · score 2.3 (FLAMITS — burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 15643; Consumability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.
- “burnt biomass (%): 1.8” · score 1.8 (FLAMITS — burnt biomass (%))
  
  FLAMITS record 15644; Consumability measurement; plant part litter; fuel all; predrying yes; device burning bench; site Barnes2022-1; sampling fall 2017. Primary study Barnes2022: Barnes, A. G., Kane, J. M., McKenzie, D. A., & Koerner, B. A. (2022). Invasion of a non?native forb reduces flammability in a fire?dependent ecosystem. Ecosphere, 13, e3995.

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Lespedeza cuneata (Lespedeza cuneata). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/lespedeza-cuneata/. Last verified 2026-08-25.