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Firewise Landscaping (OSU Extension Bulletin 921)

Ohio State University Extension (Sydnor, Steward, Kloss / Ohio DNR Division of Forestry). This registry entry connects 352 plant records to 352 normalized source rows. It is primary fire evidence whose independent lineage can affect a fire classification. Evidence kind: expert-curated; lineage: ufifas-srs-tree.

Publisher: Ohio State University Extension (Sydnor, Steward, Kloss / Ohio DNR Division of Forestry)
Region: Ohio / Midwest
Evidence kind: Expert-curated
Linked plants: 352
Normalized rows: 352
Fire-evidence rows: 352

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Source version: OSU-Extension-Bulletin-921-2006
Retrieved: 2026-08-23
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fire performance · reviewed: Ohio State University Extension Bulletin 921 is an Ohio publication that describes Ohio fire seasons and landscape conditions and labels nativity to Ohio. FireApproved publishes 352 exact source-owning plant records from its eight rated tables. This historical publication scope does not assert current extension endorsement or that a listed plant suits every Ohio site.

Five-point flammability rating (VL / L / M / H / VH; the perennials table also uses the ranges L-M and L-H) across eight tables of trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines, perennials, and grasses, plus a mulch table. Verdict map: VL and L = recommend, M = mixed, H and VH = avoid; range ratings = mixed. Ratings are the authors' expert experience, not a published key.

The only rated Midwest flammability list; recovered from the defunct firewise.org file area via the Wayback Machine (sole surviving copy). Co-author Larry Steward (OSU ATI) is also the rater behind the Fire Performance Plant Selector, so B921 and FPS are not fully independent. Siting guidance is per plant category, not per row; the mulch table is recorded in guides, not as plant records. The archived PDF is 1,053,160 bytes; SHA-256: a383aab09f3daff6d3600bd2366b27e4ae3a79d442272e691ee236070b6c372b.

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Linked plant records (352)

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

Plant	Source use
Aaron's beardHypericum calycinum	fire evidence · 1
Adam's needleYucca filamentosa	fire evidence · 1
Alaska cedarXanthocyparis nootkatensis	fire evidence · 1
Allegheny serviceberryAmelanchier laevis	fire evidence · 1
Allegheny-spurgePachysandra procumbens	fire evidence · 1
alumrootHeuchera	fire evidence · 1
American basswoodTilia americana	fire evidence · 1
American basswoodTilia heterophylla	fire evidence · 1
American beautyberryCallicarpa americana	fire evidence · 1
American beechFagus grandifolia	fire evidence · 1
American black elderberrySambucus canadensis	fire evidence · 1
American chestnutCastanea dentata	fire evidence · 1
American cranberrybushViburnum trilobum	fire evidence · 1
American elmUlmus americana	fire evidence · 1
American hazelnutCorylus americana	fire evidence · 1
American hollyIlex opaca	fire evidence · 1
American hornbeamCarpinus caroliniana	fire evidence · 1
American mountain ashSorbus americana	fire evidence · 1
American sycamorePlatanus occidentalis	fire evidence · 1
American witchhazelHamamelis virginiana	fire evidence · 1
Amur corktreePhellodendron amurense	fire evidence · 1
Amur honeysuckleLonicera maacki	fire evidence · 1
appleMalus	fire evidence · 1
arborvitaeThuja occidentalis	fire evidence · 1
Atlantic white cedarChamaecyparis thyoides	fire evidence · 1
Austrian pinePinus nigra	fire evidence · 1
azaleasRhododendron	fire evidence · 1
bald cypressTaxodium distichum	fire evidence · 1
balsam firAbies balsamea	fire evidence · 1
basswoodTilia x 'Euchlora'	fire evidence · 1
bear's breechAcanthus mollis	fire evidence · 1
bearberry cotoneasterCotoneaster dammeri	fire evidence · 1
beebalmMonarda spp.	fire evidence · 1
begoniasBegonia spp.	fire evidence · 1
big blue lilyturfLiriope muscari	fire evidence · 1
bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata	fire evidence · 1
bitternut hickoryCarya cordiformis	fire evidence · 1
bittersweetCelastrus spp.	fire evidence · 1
black ashFraxinus nigra	fire evidence · 1
black cherryPrunus serotina	fire evidence · 1
black chokeberryAronia melanocarpa	fire evidence · 1
black locustRobinia pseudoacacia	fire evidence · 1
black oakQuercus velutina	fire evidence · 1
black walnutJuglans nigra	fire evidence · 1
black willowSalix nigra	fire evidence · 1
blackberry-lilyIris	fire evidence · 1
blackgumNyssa sylvatica	fire evidence · 1
blackhawViburnum prunifolium	fire evidence · 1
blackjack oakQuercus marilandica	fire evidence · 1
blanketflowerGaillardia x aristata	fire evidence · 1
blazing starLiatris	fire evidence · 1
blue sprucePicea pungens	fire evidence · 1
border privetLigustrum obtusifolium	fire evidence · 1
Boston ivyParthenocissus tricuspidata	fire evidence · 1
bottlebrush buckeyeAesculus parviflora	fire evidence · 1
boxelderAcer negundo	fire evidence · 1
bridalwreath spireaSpiraea prunifolia	fire evidence · 1
Bukhara fleeceflowerPolygonum aubertii	fire evidence · 1
Bunge's pinePinus bungeana	fire evidence · 1
bur oakQuercus macrocarpa	fire evidence · 1
Burkwood's viburnumViburnum x burkwoodii	fire evidence · 1
burningbushEuonymus alatus	fire evidence · 1
bursting-heartEuonymus americanus	fire evidence · 1
butterfly milkweedAsclepias tuberosa	fire evidence · 1
butternutJuglans cinerea	fire evidence · 1
Buxus hybridsBuxus hybrids	fire evidence · 1
Calamagrostis x acutifoliaCalamagrostis x acutifolia	fire evidence · 1
Callery pearPyrus calleryana	fire evidence · 1
Carolina hemlockTsuga caroliniana	fire evidence · 1
Carolina roseRosa carolina	fire evidence · 1
Carolina silverbellHalesia carolina	fire evidence · 1
Catawba rosebayRhododendron catawbiense	fire evidence · 1
cherry plumPrunus cerasifera 'Atropurpurea'	fire evidence · 1
chestnut oakQuercus prinus	fire evidence · 1
Chinese abeliaAbelia grandiflora	fire evidence · 1
Chinese chestnutCastanea mollissima	fire evidence · 1
Chinese elmUlmus parvifolia	fire evidence · 1
Chinese juniperJuniperus chinensis	fire evidence · 1
Chinese lilacSyringa x chinensis	fire evidence · 1
Chinese magnoliaMagnolia x soulangiana	fire evidence · 1
chinquapinCastanea pumila	fire evidence · 1
chinquapin oakQuercus muehlenbergii	fire evidence · 1
Climbing HydrangeaHydrangea anomala petiolaris	fire evidence · 1
coastal sweetpepperbushClethra alnifolia	fire evidence · 1
cockspur hawthornCrataegus crus-galli	fire evidence · 1
cogongrassImperata cylindrica	fire evidence · 1
columbineAquilegia	fire evidence · 1
common boxBuxus sempervirens	fire evidence · 1
common bugleAjuga reptans	fire evidence · 1
common buttonbushCephalanthus occidentalis	fire evidence · 1
common filbertCorylus avellana 'Contorted'	fire evidence · 1
common hackberryCeltis occidentalis	fire evidence · 1
common juniperJuniperus communis	fire evidence · 1
common lilacSyringa vulgaris	fire evidence · 1
common ninebarkPhysocarpus opulifolius	fire evidence · 1
common pearPyrus communis	fire evidence · 1
common periwinkleVinca minor	fire evidence · 1
common persimmonDiospyros virginiana	fire evidence · 1
common pricklyashZanthoxylum americanum	fire evidence · 1
common reedPhragmites australis	fire evidence · 1
common serviceberryAmelanchier arborea	fire evidence · 1
common winterberryIlex verticillata	fire evidence · 1
coneflowerRudbeckia spp.	fire evidence · 1
coralberrySymphoricarpos orbiculatus	fire evidence · 1
cranberry cotoneasterCotoneaster apiculatus	fire evidence · 1
Crane's-billsGeranium spp.	fire evidence · 1
creeping juniperJuniperus horizontalis	fire evidence · 1
Creeping JuniperJuniperus procumbens	fire evidence · 1
creeping liriopeLiriope spicata	fire evidence · 1
Daphne lilacSyringa meyeri	fire evidence · 1
dawn redwoodMetasequoia glyptostroboides	fire evidence · 1
daylilyHemerocallis	fire evidence · 1
devil's darning needlesClematis virginiana	fire evidence · 1
devil's walkingstickAralia spinosa	fire evidence · 1
dotted hawthornCrataegus punctata	fire evidence · 1
downy hawthornCrataegus mollis	fire evidence · 1
Du ZhongEucommia ulmoides	fire evidence · 1
dwarf honeysuckleLonicera xylosteum	fire evidence · 1
early azaleaRhododendron prinophyllum	fire evidence · 1
eastern cottonwoodPopulus deltoides	fire evidence · 1
eastern hemlockTsuga canadensis	fire evidence · 1
eastern purple coneflowerEchinacea purpurea	fire evidence · 1
eastern redbudCercis canadensis	fire evidence · 1
eastern redcedarJuniperus virginiana	fire evidence · 1
eastern sweetshrubCalycanthus floridus	fire evidence · 1
eastern white pinePinus strobus	fire evidence · 1
Elymus arenariusElymus arenarius	fire evidence · 1
English ivyHedera helix	fire evidence · 1
English yewTaxus baccata	fire evidence · 1
European beechFagus sylvatica	fire evidence · 1
European cranberrybushViburnum opulus	fire evidence · 1
European hornbeamCarpinus betulus	fire evidence · 1
European mountain ashSorbus aucuparia	fire evidence · 1
European privetLigustrum vulgare	fire evidence · 1
European smoketreeCotinus coggygria	fire evidence · 1
European white birchBetula pendula	fire evidence · 1
false goat's beardAstilbe spp.	fire evidence · 1
false indigo bushAmorpha fruticosa	fire evidence · 1
fescueFestuca spp.	fire evidence · 1
flowering almondPrunus glandulosa	fire evidence · 1
flowering dogwoodCornus florida	fire evidence · 1
flowering quinceChaenomeles speciosa	fire evidence · 1
fountaingrassPennisetum spp.	fire evidence · 1
fragrant sumacRhus aromatica	fire evidence · 1
Fraser firAbies fraseri	fire evidence · 1
Freeman's mapleAcer x freemanii	fire evidence · 1
French hydrangeaHydrangea macrophylla	fire evidence · 1
giant reedArundo donax	fire evidence · 1
glossy buckthornRhamnus frangula	fire evidence · 1
goat willowSalix caprea	fire evidence · 1
goldenrain treeKoelreuteria paniculata	fire evidence · 1
goldenrodSolidago	fire evidence · 1
goldflame honeysuckleLonicera x heckrottii	fire evidence · 1
great laurelRhododendron maximum	fire evidence · 1
green ashFraxinus pennsylvanica	fire evidence · 1
green hawthornCrataegus viridis 'Winter King'	fire evidence · 1
greenbrierSmilax spp.	fire evidence · 1
hedge mapleAcer campestre	fire evidence · 1
helleboreHelleborus spp.	fire evidence · 1
highbush blueberryVaccinium corymbosum	fire evidence · 1
highland doghobbleLeucothoe fontanesiana	fire evidence · 1
hinoki false cypressChamaecyparis obtusa	fire evidence · 1
hollyleaved barberryMahonia aquifolium	fire evidence · 1
honeylocustGleditsia triacanthos	fire evidence · 1
hophornbeamOstrya virginiana	fire evidence · 1
horse chestnutAesculus hippocastanum	fire evidence · 1
Hybrid yewTaxus xmedia	fire evidence · 1
Ilex x meserveae hybridsIlex x meserveae hybrids	fire evidence · 1
Indian ShotCanna spp.	fire evidence · 1
inkberryIlex glabra	fire evidence · 1
Japanese barberryBerberis thunbergi	fire evidence · 1
Japanese black pinePinus thunbergiana	fire evidence · 1
Japanese callicarpaCallicarpa japonica	fire evidence · 1
Japanese elmUlmus wilsoniana	fire evidence · 1
Japanese flowering cherryPrunus serrulata 'Kwanzan'	fire evidence · 1
Japanese honeysuckleLonicera japonica	fire evidence · 1
Japanese mapleAcer palmatum	fire evidence · 1
Japanese meadowsweetSpiraea japonica	fire evidence · 1
Japanese pachysandraPachysandra terminalis	fire evidence · 1
Japanese pagoda treeSophora japonica	fire evidence · 1
Japanese pierisPieris japonica	fire evidence · 1
Japanese roseKerria japonica	fire evidence · 1
Japanese snowballViburnum plicatum var. tomentosum	fire evidence · 1
Japanese spiraeaSpiraea x bumalda	fire evidence · 1
Japanese stewartiaStewartia pseudocamellia	fire evidence · 1
Japanese tree lilacSyringa reticulata	fire evidence · 1
Japanese yewTaxus cuspidata	fire evidence · 1
Japanese zelkovaZelkova serrata	fire evidence · 1
jetbeadRhodotypos scandens	fire evidence · 1
Kalm's St. JohnswortHypericum kalmianum	fire evidence · 1
katsura treeCercidiphyllum japonicum	fire evidence · 1
Kentucky coffeetreeGymnocladus dioicus	fire evidence · 1
Kentucky yellowwoodCladrastis kentukea	fire evidence · 1
kinnikinnickArctostaphylos uva-ursi	fire evidence · 1
Koreanspice viburnumViburnum carlesi	fire evidence · 1
laceshrubStephanandra incisa	fire evidence · 1
Lavell hawthornCrataegus x lavallei	fire evidence · 1
leather flowerClematis sp.	fire evidence · 1
leatherleaf arrowwoodViburnum rhytidophyllum	fire evidence · 1
Ligustrum x vicaryiLigustrum x vicaryi	fire evidence · 1
little bluestemSchizachyrium scoparium	fire evidence · 1
littleleaf boxwoodBuxus microphylla var. koreana	fire evidence · 1
London planePlatanus x acerifolia	fire evidence · 1
loosestrifeLythrum spp.	fire evidence · 1
lowbush blueberryVaccinium angustifolium	fire evidence · 1
maidenhair treeGinkgo biloba	fire evidence · 1
mapleleaf viburnumViburnum acerifolia	fire evidence · 1
Maule's quinceChaenomeles japonica	fire evidence · 1
Michaelmas-DaisyAster spp.	fire evidence · 1
mockernut hickoryCarya tomentosa	fire evidence · 1
mountain laurelKalmia latifolia	fire evidence · 1
mountain mapleAcer spicatum	fire evidence · 1
mountain witchalderFothergilla major	fire evidence · 1
nannyberryViburnum lentago	fire evidence · 1
New Jersey teaCeanothus americanus	fire evidence · 1
Northern bayberryMyrica pensylvanica	fire evidence · 1
northern bush honeysuckleDiervilla lonicera	fire evidence · 1
northern catalpaCatalpa speciosa	fire evidence · 1
northern Japanese hill cherryPrunus sargentii	fire evidence · 1
northern red oakQuercus rubra	fire evidence · 1
northern spicebushLindera benzoin	fire evidence · 1
Norway mapleAcer platanoides	fire evidence · 1
Norway sprucePicea abies	fire evidence · 1
oakleaf hydrangeaHydrangea quercifolia	fire evidence · 1
obedient plantPhysostegia virginiana	fire evidence · 1
Ohio buckeyeAesculus glabra	fire evidence · 1
oldfashioned weigelaWeigela florida	fire evidence · 1
orange eye butterflybushBuddleja davidii	fire evidence · 1
Oriental arborvitaePlatycladus orientalis	fire evidence · 1
Oriental photiniaPhotinia villosa	fire evidence · 1
Osage-orangeMaclura pomifera	fire evidence · 1
Ozark witchhazelHamamelis vernalis	fire evidence · 1
panicled hydrangeaHydrangea paniculata	fire evidence · 1
paper birchBetula papyrifera	fire evidence · 1
pawpawAsimina triloba	fire evidence · 1
peachPrunus persica	fire evidence · 1
pecanCarya illinoensis	fire evidence · 1
peonyPaeonia spp.	fire evidence · 1
phloxesPhlox spp.	fire evidence · 1
pignut hickoryCarya glabra	fire evidence · 1
pin oakQuercus palustris	fire evidence · 1
pinkDianthus	fire evidence · 1
pipevineAristolochia macrophylla	fire evidence · 1
pitch pinePinus rigida	fire evidence · 1
plantain lilyHosta	fire evidence · 1
post oakQuercus stellata	fire evidence · 1
prairie cordgrassSpartina pectinata	fire evidence · 1
pricklypearOpuntia	fire evidence · 1
princesstreePaulownia tomentosa	fire evidence · 1
purpleosier willowSalix purpurea	fire evidence · 1
pussy willowSalix discolor	fire evidence · 1
quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides	fire evidence · 1
ravennagrassErianthus ravennae	fire evidence · 1
red buckeyeAesculus pavia	fire evidence · 1
red chokeberryAronia arbutifolia	fire evidence · 1
red elderberrySambucus pubens	fire evidence · 1
Red Horse-chestnutAesculus x carnea	fire evidence · 1
red mapleAcer rubrum	fire evidence · 1
red mulberryMorus rubra	fire evidence · 1
redosier dogwoodCornus sericea	fire evidence · 1
reed canarygrassPhlaris arundinacea	fire evidence · 1
Rhododendron hybridsRhododendron hybrids	fire evidence · 1
river birchBetula nigra	fire evidence · 1
rockspray cotoneasterCotoneaster horizontalis	fire evidence · 1
Rocky Mountain juniperJuniperus scopulorum	fire evidence · 1
Rosa hybridsRosa hybrids	fire evidence · 1
roseRosa	fire evidence · 1
rose of SharonHibiscus syriacus	fire evidence · 1
rosemallowHibiscus spp.	fire evidence · 1
Rowdy Lamb HerbEpimedium spp.	fire evidence · 1
rugosa roseRosa rugosa	fire evidence · 1
russet buffaloberryShepherdia canadensis	fire evidence · 1
Russian oliveElaeagnus angustifolia	fire evidence · 1
Russian sageSalvia yangii	fire evidence · 1
sageSalvia spp.	fire evidence · 1
sagebrushArtemisia spp.	fire evidence · 1
sassafrasSassafras albidum	fire evidence · 1
sawara-cypressChamaecyparis pisifera	fire evidence · 1
scarlet firethornPyracantha coccinea	fire evidence · 1
scarlet oakQuercus coccinea	fire evidence · 1
Scots pinePinus sylvestris	fire evidence · 1
shagbark hickoryCarya ovata	fire evidence · 1
Shining SumacRhus copallina	fire evidence · 1
shortleaf pinePinus echinata	fire evidence · 1
Showy forsythiaForsythia x intermedia	fire evidence · 1
shrubby cinquefoilDasiphora fruticosa	fire evidence · 1
Siberian elmUlmus pumila	fire evidence · 1
silktreeAlbizia julibrissin	fire evidence · 1
silver lindenTilia tomentosa	fire evidence · 1
silver mapleAcer saccharinum	fire evidence · 1
silvergrassMiscanthus spp.	fire evidence · 1
slender pride of RochesterDeutzia gracilis	fire evidence · 1
slippery elmUlmus rubra	fire evidence · 1
smooth sumacRhus glabra	fire evidence · 1
Snowmound SpiraeaSpiraea nipponica	fire evidence · 1
sourwoodOxydendrum arboreum	fire evidence · 1
southern arrowwoodViburnum dentatum	fire evidence · 1
southern catalpaCatalpa bignonioides	fire evidence · 1
southern magnoliaMagnolia grandiflora	fire evidence · 1
southern red oakQuercus falcata	fire evidence · 1
speckled alderAlnus rugosa (or serrulata)	fire evidence · 1
speedwellVeronica	fire evidence · 1
spiderwortTradescantia spp.	fire evidence · 1
Spiraea vanhoutteiSpiraea vanhouttei	fire evidence · 1
spreading cotoneasterCotoneaster divaricatus	fire evidence · 1
staghorn sumacRhus typhina	fire evidence · 1
stonecropSedum	fire evidence · 1
striped mapleAcer pensylvanicum	fire evidence · 1
sugar mapleAcer saccharum	fire evidence · 1
sugarberryCeltis laevigata	fire evidence · 1
sunflowerHelianthus spp.	fire evidence · 1
swamp white oakQuercus bicolor	fire evidence · 1
sweet birchBetula lenta	fire evidence · 1
sweet breath of springLonicera fragrantissima	fire evidence · 1
sweet mock orangePhiladelphus coronarius	fire evidence · 1
sweetbayMagnolia virginiana	fire evidence · 1
sweetgumLiquidambar styraciflua	fire evidence · 1
sweetscented joe pye weedEupatorium purpureum	fire evidence · 1
switchgrassPanicum virgatum	fire evidence · 1
tickseedCoreopsis	fire evidence · 1
topel hollyIlex x attenuata hybrids	fire evidence · 1
trident mapleAcer buergeranum	fire evidence · 1
trumpet creeperCampsis radicans	fire evidence · 1
tufted hairgrassDeschampsia caespitosa	fire evidence · 1
tuliptreeLiriodendron tulipifera	fire evidence · 1
umbrella-treeMagnolia tripetala	fire evidence · 1
ViburnumViburnum x rhytidophylloides	fire evidence · 1
villous lilacSyringa villosa	fire evidence · 1
Virginia bluebellsMertensia virginica	fire evidence · 1
Virginia creeperParthenocissus quinquifolia	fire evidence · 1
Virginia pinePinus virginiana	fire evidence · 1
Virginia roseRosa virginiana	fire evidence · 1
Virginia sweetspireItea virginica	fire evidence · 1
Washington hawthornCrataegus phaenopyrum	fire evidence · 1
Weeping willowSalix babylonica	fire evidence · 1
western redcedarThuja plicata	fire evidence · 1
white ashFraxinus americana	fire evidence · 1
white firAbies concolor	fire evidence · 1
white fringetreeChionanthus virginicus	fire evidence · 1
white mulberryMorus alba	fire evidence · 1
white oakQuercus alba	fire evidence · 1
white poplarPopulus alba	fire evidence · 1
white sprucePicea glauca	fire evidence · 1
wild hydrangeaHydrangea arborescens	fire evidence · 1
willow oakQuercus phellos	fire evidence · 1
winged elmUlmus alata	fire evidence · 1
winter creeperEuonymus fortunei	fire evidence · 1
winter-flowering cherryPrunus subhirtella 'Pendula'	fire evidence · 1
yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis	fire evidence · 1
yellow buckeyeAesculus flava	fire evidence · 1
yellowrootXanthorhiza simplicissima	fire evidence · 1
Yoshino cherryPrunus x yedoensis	fire evidence · 1

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