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Origin: Introduced; lifeform: Forb; relative height: Mid; seedling vigor: Med.; longevity: Med.. Precipitation zone: 15-25 in; soil texture: fine and medium; seeds/lb: 42,000; single-species drill seeding rate: 26 lb/ac; seeding depth: 1/4-1/2 in. Recommended releases: Delar.","sourcePlacement":{"value":"common plant material option for a managed greenstrip in sagebrush ecosystems","scheme":"nrcs-tn66-greenstrip"},"edition":"Plant Materials Technical Note 66","url":"https://www.wlfw.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/tn66_fuel_breaks.pdf","documentDate":"2016-03-01T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"unr-fs-97-36-greenstrips","verdict":"recommend","verdictRaw":"Common perennial plants used in greenstrips and selected characteristics important to their establishment and use","claims":"Table 1 row: Small burnett (Sanguisorba minor). Minimum yearly precipitation: 12-14 inches; salt or alkali tolerance: Moderate; status: I; growth form, flower color, or season: Pink/S; varieties: ‘Delar’. The fact sheet says greenstrips should be grazed or mown frequently enough to reduce fuel buildup; otherwise their effectiveness is reduced dramatically.","sourcePlacement":{"value":"common perennial plant used in a maintained northern Nevada greenstrip","scheme":"unr-fs-97-36-greenstrip"},"edition":"Fact Sheet 97-36","url":"https://naes.agnt.unr.edu/PMS/Pubs/2020-3342.pdf","documentDate":"1997-01-01T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"harrison-2002-rangelands-kochia-fires","verdict":"recommend","verdictRaw":"Species frequently used in greenstrips.","claims":"Table 1 row: small burnet — Sanguisorba minor Scop.. The article says these are species frequently used in greenstrips; it does not report a separate burn result for this row.","sourcePlacement":{"value":"species used in a semiarid western rangeland greenstrip","scheme":"harrison-2002-greenstrip"},"edition":"Rangelands 24(5)","url":"https://extension.usu.edu/preparedness/files/wildfire/rangelands.pdf","documentDate":"2002-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"}],"flammabilityClass":"fire-resistant","ratingReason":"limited-evidence","recommendation":"on-list","author":"grayson-graham","reviewStatus":"draft","lastVerified":"2026-08-23T00:00:00.000Z","reviewNotes":"Photo auto-selected (top-voted iNat); human review pending."},"localAssessmentInputs":{"stateDistribution":["AL","AZ","CA","CO","CT","DE","ID","IL","IN","KY","MA","MD","ME","MI","MT","NC","NE","NJ","NM","NV","NY","OH","OR","PA","RI","TN","TX","UT","VA","VT","WA","WI","WV","WY"],"nativeStates":[],"rangeAssertions":[{"relation":"documented-occurrence","geography":{"grain":"state","stateCodes":["AL","AZ","CA","CO","CT","DE","ID","IL","IN","KY","MA","MD","ME","MI","MT","NC","NE","NJ","NM","NV","NY","OH","OR","PA","RI","TN","TX","UT","VA","VT","WA","WI","WV","WY"]},"provenance":"legacy-field"}],"usdaZoneMin":"3b","usdaZoneMax":null,"hardinessAssertions":[{"minimum":"3b","interpretation":"minimum-threshold","precision":"half-zone","zoneMapping":"derived-containing-band","sourceMeasurement":{"kind":"minimum-temperature","value":-33,"unit":"degrees-fahrenheit"},"applicability":"applicable","source":"usda-plants-characteristics","sourceRecordId":"SAMI3","sourceTaxon":"Sanguisorba minor","taxonMatch":"source-identifier","sourcePlacement":"PlantCharacteristics record 91702, Temperature, Minimum (°F)","sourceVersion":"PLANTS Help Document 2022; characteristics cache retrieved 2026-08-23","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","provenance":"cited"}],"hardinessSelection":{"status":"selected","assertion":{"minimum":"3b","interpretation":"minimum-threshold","precision":"half-zone","zoneMapping":"derived-containing-band","sourceMeasurement":{"kind":"minimum-temperature","value":-33,"unit":"degrees-fahrenheit"},"applicability":"applicable","source":"usda-plants-characteristics","sourceRecordId":"SAMI3","sourceTaxon":"Sanguisorba minor","taxonMatch":"source-identifier","sourcePlacement":"PlantCharacteristics record 91702, Temperature, Minimum (°F)","sourceVersion":"PLANTS Help Document 2022; characteristics cache retrieved 2026-08-23","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","provenance":"cited"},"assertions":[{"minimum":"3b","interpretation":"minimum-threshold","precision":"half-zone","zoneMapping":"derived-containing-band","sourceMeasurement":{"kind":"minimum-temperature","value":-33,"unit":"degrees-fahrenheit"},"applicability":"applicable","source":"usda-plants-characteristics","sourceRecordId":"SAMI3","sourceTaxon":"Sanguisorba minor","taxonMatch":"source-identifier","sourcePlacement":"PlantCharacteristics record 91702, Temperature, Minimum (°F)","sourceVersion":"PLANTS Help Document 2022; characteristics cache retrieved 2026-08-23","asOf":"2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z","provenance":"cited"}]},"invasiveIn":[],"statusAssertions":[{"status":"introduced-established","channel":"ecological","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","regions":["L48"]},"source":"us-riis-v2","sourceRecordId":"USRIIS-L48-Plantae10377","sourceVersion":"2.0 (November 2022)","asOf":"2022-10-23T00:00:00.000Z","sourceModified":"2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z","sourceTaxon":{"name":"Sanguisorba minor","rank":"species","rawRank":"Species"},"sourceDesignation":{"code":"C3","label":"established (category C3)"},"associatedReferences":["USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021eik), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=SAMI3"],"taxonProjection":{"basis":"exact-taxon","notes":"unique exact scientific/accepted name, rank, and family match"},"provenance":"cited"}],"fireEvidenceClass":"fire-resistant","recommendation":"on-list","fireSourceScopes":[{"source":"idaho-firewise-master-db","sourceName":"Fire Resistance of Plants Master Database","sourceUrl":"https://idahofirewise.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FireXResistanceXofXPlantsXMasterXDatabase.pdf","geography":{"grain":"aggregate-region","stateCodes":["ID"],"regions":["Southern Idaho"]},"completeness":"partial","reviewStatus":"reviewed","scope":"The official database labels itself \"For Southern Idaho\" and describes Idaho residents at the urban-rangeland interface. FireApproved publishes 419 existing plant owners that cite its scored rows. This bounded Southern Idaho scope is regional context, not statewide coverage or a conclusion that the score transfers unchanged to every Idaho site.","sourceVersion":"Idaho-Firewise-Southern-Idaho-Master-2013-11-08","asOf":"2013-11-08T00:00:00.000Z"}],"firePerformanceConditions":[],"maintenanceAssertions":[],"maintenanceConditions":null,"regulatoryReviews":{},"seedReviews":{}},"legacyCompatibilityProjection":{"nativeStates":[],"invasiveIn":[],"usdaZoneMin":"3b"},"localAssessmentContract":"Compare each dimension separately. State noxious-weed seed designations are material-scoped and never become non-seed plant restrictions, ecological-invasive findings, nursery restrictions, alternatives, product evidence, or fire votes. Introduced/established context is not an invasive warning. Minimum-only hardiness has no inferred maximum; canonical source-temperature conversion is validated and contradictory applicable rows project no primary zone. L48 context applies only to conterminous states and is never exact-state status. Fire-performance conditions are not maintenance advice. FEIS fire-ecology context does not vote in the plant classification. Absence of a status row is not regulatory clearance."}