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The Liquidambar file for liquidambar anchors limited evidence. On liquidambar, green test condition sits across that liquidambar row. The facts stay as separate jobs on Liquidambar. limited evidence and green stay split for liquidambar.

On liquidambar, Liquidambar also carries genus rank umbrella record for liquidambar.

Use evidence on liquidambar for liquidambar. Use test conditions on liquidambar for liquidambar. The jumps stay with liquidambar on Liquidambar. On liquidambar, limited evidence sits with green on Liquidambar for liquidambar.

Form
tree
Rated in
Florida
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Fire-performance conditions
1 condition stated in cited fire-evidence rows.
Placement evidence
1 source placement record; source schemes remain separate.
Evidence regions
Florida

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.

Conditions in the fire evidence

These describe tested or rated plant material. They are not horticultural maintenance instructions.

Where its sources say to plant it

Placement rules below use each source's own distances or named zones, tied to its rating. They are not interchangeable with the directory's current Zone 0 guidance.

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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Liquidambar (sweetgum). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/liquidambar/. Last verified 2026-08-25.