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Bush lawyer (Rubus schmidelioides)
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Bush lawyer

Rubus schmidelioides · Rosaceae · all Rubus records · also called White-leaved lawyer · Wikipedia

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Form
vine
Region
New Zealand
Rated in
New Zealand
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
New Zealand

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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Last verified 2026-08-23. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Rubus schmidelioides (White-leaved lawyer). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/rubus-schmidelioides/. Last verified 2026-08-23.