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Firewise Landscaping in North Carolina (E05-44596)

NC State University / NC Cooperative Extension + USFWS (Bardon, Van Druten). This registry entry connects 192 plant records to 536 normalized source rows. It is primary fire evidence whose independent lineage can affect a fire classification. Evidence kind: expert-curated; lineage: nc-tree.

Publisher: NC State University / NC Cooperative Extension + USFWS (Bardon, Van Druten)
Region: NC
Evidence kind: Expert-curated
Linked plants: 192
Normalized rows: 536
Fire-evidence rows: 536

Four-tier flammability rating (Low / Medium / High / Extreme) for ~200 North Carolina natives, by growth form with habitat columns. Verdict map: Low = recommend, Medium = mixed, High and Extreme = avoid.

The root of all NC ratings, including (near-certainly) the Plant Toolbox, whose signature four-value scale this document originated. National Fire Plan funded. Agency copy retired; town mirrors persist.

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Linked plant records (192)

Each row names the evidence channel this source supports. Range, status, hardiness, and fire-ecology context remain separate from fire classification.

Plant	Source use
Allegheny serviceberryAmelanchier laevis	fire evidence · 2
American beautyberryCallicarpa americana	fire evidence · 3
American beechFagus grandifolia	fire evidence · 3
American elmUlmus americana	fire evidence · 3
American hazelnutCorylus americana	fire evidence · 3
American hollyIlex opaca	fire evidence · 3
American mountain-ashSorbus americana	fire evidence · 2
American plumPrunus americana	fire evidence · 3
American sweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua	fire evidence · 3
AsterAster curtisii	fire evidence · 3
BaldcypressTaxodium distichum	fire evidence · 3
BasswoodTilia americana	fire evidence · 3
BayPersea borbonia	fire evidence · 3
BeebalmMonarda didyma	fire evidence · 3
Bird-foot violetViola pedata	fire evidence · 3
Black birchBetula lenta	fire evidence · 3
Black cohoshCimicifuga racemosa	fire evidence · 3
Black gumNyssa sylvatica	fire evidence · 3
Black oakQuercus velutina	fire evidence · 2
Black willowSalix nigra	fire evidence · 3
Black-eyed SusanRudbeckia fulgida	fire evidence · 3
Blackhaw viburnumViburnum prunifolium	fire evidence · 3
Blazing starLiatris spicata	fire evidence · 3
Blue false indigoBaptisia australis	fire evidence · 2
Blue huckleberryGaylussacia frondosa	fire evidence · 3
Blue phloxPhlox divaricata	fire evidence · 3
BluetsHoustonia caerulea	fire evidence · 3
Bushy bluestemAndropogon glomeratus	fire evidence · 2
ButtonbushCephalanthus occidentalis	fire evidence · 3
Canada serviceberryAmelanchier canadensis	fire evidence · 3
Canadian hemlockTsuga canadensis	fire evidence · 3
Cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalis	fire evidence · 3
Carolina allspiceCalycanthus floridus	fire evidence · 3
Carolina jessamineGelsemium sempervirens	fire evidence · 2
Carolina phloxPhlox carolina	fire evidence · 3
Carolina silverbellHalesia carolina	fire evidence · 3
Carolina willowSalix caroliniana	fire evidence · 3
Catawba rhododendronRhododendron catawbiense	fire evidence · 3
Cherry-LaurelPrunus caroliniana	fire evidence · 3
Cherrybark oakQuercus pagoda	fire evidence · 3
Chickasaw plumPrunus angustifolia	fire evidence · 3
ChinquapinCastanea pumila	fire evidence · 3
Christmas fernPolystichum acrostichoides	fire evidence · 3
Climbing hydrangeaDecumaria barbara	fire evidence · 2
Coast azaleaRhododendron atlanticum	fire evidence · 3
Coast leucothoeLeucothoe axillaris	fire evidence · 3
ColumbineAquilegia canadensis	fire evidence · 3
Common witchhazelHamamelis virginiana	fire evidence · 3
Creeping phloxPhlox subulata	fire evidence · 3
Crested irisIris cristata	fire evidence · 3
Cross-vineBignonia capreolata	fire evidence · 2
Cucumber magnoliaMagnolia acuminata	fire evidence · 3
DeerberryVaccinium stamineum	fire evidence · 3
Devil's walkingstickAralia spinosa	fire evidence · 3
Downy lobeliaLobelia puberula	fire evidence · 3
Downy serviceberryAmelanchier arborea	fire evidence · 3
Dutchman's pipeAristolochia macrophylla	fire evidence · 2
Dwarf hackberryCeltis tenuifolia	fire evidence · 3
Dwarf huckleberryGaylussacia dumosa	fire evidence · 3
Eared coreopsisCoreopsis auriculata	fire evidence · 2
Eastern red cedarJuniperus virginiana	fire evidence · 3
Eastern redbudCercis canadensis	fire evidence · 3
ElderberrySambucus canadensis	fire evidence · 2
FetterbushLyonia lucida	fire evidence · 3
Fire pinkSilene virginica	fire evidence · 3
Flowering dogwoodCornus florida	fire evidence · 3
Fragrant honeysuckleLonicera sempervirens	fire evidence · 2
FringetreeChionanthus virginicus	fire evidence · 3
Goat’s beardAruncus dioicus	fire evidence · 3
GordoniaGordonia lasianthus	fire evidence · 2
Great blue lobeliaLobelia siphilitica	fire evidence · 3
Greater tickseedCoreopsis major	fire evidence · 3
Green ashFraxinus pennsylvanica	fire evidence · 3
Green-and-goldChrysogonum virginianum	fire evidence · 3
Hairy beardtonguePenstemon canescens	fire evidence · 3
Heart-leaved asterAster divaricatus	fire evidence · 2
Hemp dogbaneApocynum cannabinum	fire evidence · 3
High bush blueberryVaccinium corymbosum	fire evidence · 3
Hoary mountainmintPycnanthemum incanum	fire evidence · 3
HophornbeamOstrya virginiana	fire evidence · 3
HornbeamCarpinus caroliniana	fire evidence · 3
HorsemintMonarda punctata	fire evidence · 3
Indian pinkSpigelia marilandica	fire evidence · 3
IndiangrassSorghastrum nutans	fire evidence · 2
InkberryIlex glabra	fire evidence · 3
IronweedVernonia noveboracensis	fire evidence · 3
Jack-in-the-pulpitArisaema triphyllum	fire evidence · 3
JewelweedImpatiens capensis	fire evidence · 3
Joe-pye-weedEupatorium fistulosum	fire evidence · 3
Lance-leaved coreopsisCoreopsis lanceolata	fire evidence · 3
Live oakQuercus virginiana	fire evidence · 3
Loblolly pinePinus taeda	fire evidence · 3
Long leaf pinePinus palustris	fire evidence · 3
Lowbush blueberryVaccinium pallidum	fire evidence · 3
Lyreleaf sageSalvia lyrata	fire evidence · 3
Mapleleaf viburnumViburnum acerifolia	fire evidence · 3
MistflowerEupatorium coelestinum	fire evidence · 2
Mockernut hickoryCarya tomentosa	fire evidence · 3
Mountain-laurelKalmia latifolia	fire evidence · 3
New England asterAster novae-angliae	fire evidence · 3
New Jersey teaCeanothus americanus	fire evidence · 2
New York asterAster novi-belgii	fire evidence · 3
Northern white cedarChamaecyparis thyoides	fire evidence · 2
Orange butterfly weedAsclepias tuberosa	fire evidence · 3
Ox-eyeHeliopsis helianthoides	fire evidence · 3
Painted buckeyeAesculus sylvatica	fire evidence · 3
Partridge peaChamaecrista fasciculata	fire evidence · 3
PartridgeberryMitchella repens	fire evidence · 3
PassionflowerPassiflora incarnata	fire evidence · 2
Paw pawAsimina triloba	fire evidence · 3
PeppervineAmpelopsis arborea	fire evidence · 1
PersimmonDiospyros virginiana	fire evidence · 3
Pignut hickoryCarya glabra	fire evidence · 2
PokeweedPhytolacca americana	fire evidence · 3
Possum-haw hollyIlex decidua	fire evidence · 3
Possumhaw viburnumViburnum nudum	fire evidence · 3
Post oakQuercus stellata	fire evidence · 3
Prairie phloxPhlox pilosa	fire evidence · 3
Purple coneflowerEchinacea purpurea	fire evidence · 3
Purple Robe locustRobinia pseudoacacia	fire evidence · 3
Red buckeyeAesculus pavia	fire evidence · 2
Red chokeberryAronia arbutifolia	fire evidence · 3
Red mapleAcer rubrum	fire evidence · 3
Red mulberryMorus rubra	fire evidence · 3
Red oakQuercus rubra	fire evidence · 3
River birchBetula nigra	fire evidence · 3
Rose mallowHibiscus moscheutos	fire evidence · 3
Rosebay rhododendronRhododendron maximum	fire evidence · 3
Rusty blackhaw viburnumViburnum rufidulum	fire evidence · 3
SassfrasSassafras albidum	fire evidence · 2
Scarlet oakQuercus coccinea	fire evidence · 3
Shagbark hickoryCarya ovata	fire evidence · 2
Sheep laurelKalmia angustifolia	fire evidence · 3
Shining sumacRhus copallina	fire evidence · 3
Shortleaf pinePinus echinata	fire evidence · 3
Shumard oakQuercus shumardii	fire evidence · 2
Sickle tickseedCoreopsis falcata	fire evidence · 2
Silky dogwoodCornus amomum	fire evidence · 3
Smooth alderAlnus serrulata	fire evidence · 3
Smooth beardtonguePenstemon laevigatus	fire evidence · 3
Smooth hydrangeaHydrangea arborescens	fire evidence · 3
Smooth sumacRhus glabra	fire evidence · 3
SourwoodOxydendrum arboreum	fire evidence · 3
Southern arrowood viburnumViburnum dentatum	fire evidence · 2
Southern magnoliaMagnolia grandiflora	fire evidence · 3
Southern red oakQuercus falcata	fire evidence · 3
Southern sugar mapleAcer barbatum	fire evidence · 2
SparkleberryVaccinium arboreum	fire evidence · 3
SpicebushLindera benzoin	fire evidence · 3
SpindletreeEuonymus americanus	fire evidence · 3
Splitbeard bluestemAndropogon ternarius	fire evidence · 2
SticktightBidens aristosa	fire evidence · 3
Sugar hackberryCeltis laevigata	fire evidence · 3
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum	fire evidence · 2
SummersweetClethra alnifolia	fire evidence · 3
SundropsOenothera fruticosa	fire evidence · 3
SunflowerHelianthus atrorubens	fire evidence · 3
Swamp chestnut oakQuercus michauxii	fire evidence · 2
Swamp milkweedAsclepias incarnata	fire evidence · 2
Swamp sunflowerHelianthus angustifolius	fire evidence · 3
Sweetbay magnoliaMagnolia virginiana	fire evidence · 3
SweetleafSymplocos tinctoria	fire evidence · 3
SwitchcaneArundinaria gigantea	fire evidence · 2
SwitchgrassPanicum virgatum	fire evidence · 2
SycamorePlatanus occidentalis	fire evidence · 3
Tall garden phloxPhlox paniculata	fire evidence · 3
Threadleaf coreopsisCoreopsis verticillata	fire evidence · 3
TitiCyrilla racemiflora	fire evidence · 3
Trumpet vineCampsis radicans	fire evidence · 2
Tulip-poplarLiriodendron tulipifera	fire evidence · 3
Virginia snakerootAristolochia serpentaria	fire evidence · 3
Virginia sweetspireItea virginica	fire evidence · 3
Water oakQuercus nigra	fire evidence · 3
Wax myrtleMorella cerifera	fire evidence · 3
White ashFraxinus americana	fire evidence · 3
White heath asterAster pilosus	fire evidence · 2
White milkweedAsclepias variegata	fire evidence · 3
White oakQuercus alba	fire evidence · 3
White pinePinus strobus	fire evidence · 3
Wild bergamotMonarda fistulosa	fire evidence · 3
Wild black cherryPrunus serotina	fire evidence · 3
Wild geraniumGeranium maculatum	fire evidence · 3
Wild Red CherryPrunus pennsylvanica	fire evidence · 3
Willow oakQuercus phellos	fire evidence · 2
Winged elmUlmus alata	fire evidence · 3
Winterberry hollyIlex verticillata	fire evidence · 3
WiregrassAristida stricta	fire evidence · 2
Wood vetchVicia caroliniana	fire evidence · 2
Woodland sunflowerHelianthus divaricatus	fire evidence · 3
Yaupon hollyIlex vomitoria	fire evidence · 3
Yellow buckeyeAesculus flava	fire evidence · 3
Yellow wild indigoBaptisia tinctoria	fire evidence · 3

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