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Grey Copperburr (Sclerolaena diacantha)
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Grey Copperburr

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Sclerolaena diacantha traces its selected lineage through this evidence entry. The row identifies “Fire Resistant and Retardant Plants” as the source for grey copperburr. The title is retained in full while the link label stays compact.

The species is on-list in the evidence table. Its accepted source depth remains limited evidence, and the cited row keeps that boundary separate from the listing conclusion.

The comparison continues through related plants, whose neighboring records preserve their own evidence histories. They do not inherit grey copperburr's source lineage, listing status, or limited pack depth.

Form
shrub
Region
Victoria, Australia
Rated in
Victoria, Australia
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Fire-resistant — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Victoria, Australia

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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Sclerolaena diacantha (Grey Copperburr). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/sclerolaena-diacantha/. Last verified 2026-08-23.