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Tier is deliberately omitted — no methodology is cited, so rows are corroboration only and can never move a rating on their own.", "acquisition": { "upstreamLicense": "No reuse license stated on the official web page", "derivedOutputLicense": "CC BY 4.0", "sourceVersion": "LSU-Hammond-Firewise-Landscaping-2008-12-02", "sourceUrl": "https://www.lsuagcenter.com/portals/our_offices/research_stations/hammond/features/research-updates/firewise-landscaping", "retrievedOn": "2026-08-26T00:00:00.000Z", "sha256": "d4a9cbbab990f696dbf55244704ff88355937e85f05ada4f03157a74f9589409" }, "coverage": [ { "channel": "fire-performance", "geography": { "grain": "state", "stateCodes": [ "LA" ] }, "completeness": "partial", "reviewStatus": "reviewed", "scope": "LSU AgCenter calls these 31 ornamentals commonly used in Louisiana and recommended for Louisiana firewise landscaping efforts. FireApproved publishes 31 exact source owners, mostly at the source's genus grain. Undocumented curation remains corroborative and is not site suitability.", "asOf": "2008-12-02T00:00:00.000Z", "sourceVersion": "LSU-Hammond-Firewise-Landscaping-2008-12-02" } ], "notes": "Louisiana's only named-species list. Same structural treatment as the NC Plant Toolbox: an undocumented assignment corroborates but does not promote. 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