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downy rose myrtle remains limited evidence in the evidence table. One narrative source names the whole plant among a group of extremely flammable invasive species.
That cited statement is the only fire-related row, so the page stays a candidate rather than presenting a broader directional consensus. The wording remains a source claim in the cited record, not a site-authored flammability test.
A prohibited seed entry applies in Hawaii; it appears under seed-list status. The ecological records use widespread-invasive for Hawaii, while the lower-48 report uses invasive. Those statuses do not supply the fire result.
Form
shrub
Rated in
South Florida
On this lot
1. Fire evidence and conditions
Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
South Florida (FL footprint); partial normalized coverage · 2013-04-09
Florida Forest Service labels this publication the South Florida Edition. FireApproved publishes eight exact owners from its explicit narrative hazard callouts as South Florida context. It is not a statewide ranked list and its source-wide guidance is not projected onto unnamed plants.
2. Why this plant is relevant here
State distribution
Documented in FL, HI.
Native range
Introduced / established
2 sourced range or established records. This is not an invasive warning.
USDA hardiness
3. Legal, ecological, and broader status
Legal-list status
Seed-list status
1 state noxious-weed seed record; the Place chip matches exact scope.
Reported invasive here
2 ecological invasive reports.
Broader regional context
Federal context
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.
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.
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.
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.
Landscaping to Reduce Wildfire Risk: South Florida Edition: downy rose myrtle [South Florida guide narrative callouts] (with its avoid rating)
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.
