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Quantifying and ranking the flammability of ornamental shrubs in the southern United States

USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station + NIST (Long, Behm, Zipperer, Hermansen, Maranghides, Mell). This registry entry connects 34 plant records to 34 normalized source rows. It is primary fire evidence whose independent lineage can affect a fire classification. Evidence kind: lab-tested; lineage: ufifas-srs-tree.

Publisher: USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station + NIST (Long, Behm, Zipperer, Hermansen, Maranghides, Mell)
Region: southeastern US
Evidence kind: Lab-tested
Linked plants: 34
Normalized rows: 34
Fire-evidence rows: 34

Whole-plant burns with large-scale calorimetry at NIST BFRL; cluster analysis produced 22 low / 8 moderate / 4 high flammability among 34 ornamental shrubs. Verdict map: low = recommend, moderate = mixed, high = avoid.

The most direct US lab ranking of ornamental shrubs; the evidence base behind UF/IFAS FOR272. Cite as "burns conducted at NIST BFRL" — no standalone NIST report exists.

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Linked plant records (34)

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

Plant	Source use
Ashe juniperJuniperus ashei	fire evidence · 1
ButterflybushBuddleja davidii	fire evidence · 1
Buxus microphyllaBuxus microphylla var. koreana	fire evidence · 1
Chinese juniperJuniperus chinensis	fire evidence · 1
CoontieZamia pumila	fire evidence · 1
FirethornPyracantha coccinea	fire evidence · 1
Florida aniseIllicium floridanum	fire evidence · 1
Florida hobblebushAgarista populifolia	fire evidence · 1
Forsythia hybridsForsythia x intermedia	fire evidence · 1
Foster hollyIlex x attenuata hybrids	fire evidence · 1
GardeniaGardenia jasminoides	fire evidence · 1
Glossy abeliaAbelia grandiflora	fire evidence · 1
HydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla	fire evidence · 1
InkberryIlex glabra	fire evidence · 1
Japanese camelliaCamellia japonica	fire evidence · 1
Japanese pittosporumPittosporum tobira	fire evidence · 1
Leyland cypressX Cupressocyparis leylandii	fire evidence · 1
Meserve hollyIlex x meserveae hybrids	fire evidence · 1
Mountain-laurelKalmia latifolia	fire evidence · 1
Northern bayberryMyrica pensylvanica	fire evidence · 1
Oak leaf hydrangeaHydrangea quercifolia	fire evidence · 1
OleanderNerium oleander	fire evidence · 1
Pacific rhododendronRhododendron	fire evidence · 1
Purple beautyberryCallicarpa dichotoma	fire evidence · 1
Rhododendron indicumAzalea obtusum	fire evidence · 1
Rosebay rhododendronRhododendron maximum	fire evidence · 1
Shrubby cinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa	fire evidence · 1
Small-leaf arrowwood viburnumViburnum obovatum	fire evidence · 1
Southern arrowood viburnumViburnum dentatum	fire evidence · 1
SummersweetClethra alnifolia	fire evidence · 1
WeigelaWeigela florida	fire evidence · 1
Winterberry hollyIlex verticillata	fire evidence · 1
Yaupon hollyIlex vomitoria	fire evidence · 1
YuccaYucca filamentosa	fire evidence · 1

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