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The drying caveat calls Scented Groundsel fire-retardant. It couples resistance during the initial flame wave with a warning that dried material may still burn. This is the source direction for Senecio odoratus.
The on-list result comes from that single entry. Its two-part wording remains in the evidence table, preserving both initial flame-wave resistance and the possibility of burning after drying. The source entry is specific to the named shrub.
With no second directional source, the page stays limited evidence. The record's context is Victoria; the cited row keeps the full statement, while related plants continues the shrub comparison path.
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.
Fire-performance conditions
Fire ecology context
Placement evidence
Evidence regions
Victoria, Australia
Maintenance
2. Why this plant is relevant here
State distribution
Native range
Introduced / established
USDA hardiness
3. Legal, ecological, and broader status
Legal-list status
Seed-list status
Reported invasive here
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.
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.
