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Fire-Resistant Landscaping in North Carolina (AG-874)

NC State Extension (Kays, Fawcett, Query, Thompson-Welch, Bardon). This registry entry connects 202 plant records to 202 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 Extension (Kays, Fawcett, Query, Thompson-Welch, Bardon)
Region: North Carolina
Evidence kind: Expert-curated
Linked plants: 202
Normalized rows: 202
Fire-evidence rows: 202

Coverage contract

fire performance · reviewed: The complete three-table AG-874 plant list is explicitly for North Carolina and contains 202 low-, medium-, or high-flammability rows. FireApproved accounts for all source rows under its strict taxonomy and lineage rules; source scope does not establish local suitability at a particular North Carolina site.

202 North Carolina natives across three tables — 106 low, 61 medium, 35 high flammability — with growth-form groupings and habitat columns. Verdict map: low = recommend, medium = mixed, high = avoid. The successor to Bardon's 2005 Firewise Landscaping list (Bardon is a co-author): the 2005 "extreme" class was dropped, so former extreme species reappear here as high.

Rows whose class is unchanged from the 2005 list resolve to bardon-2005 (same nc-tree lineage, edition corroboration); rows where the class changed carry their own AG-874 evidence naming the delta. Not independent of bardon-2005 or of the NC Plant Toolbox rows that chain to it.

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Linked plant records (202)

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

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