Fire Resistant Plants 

There are no fireproof plants, but these listed are known to be fire resistant or fire retardant. They can be killed by flames, but they don't contribute significantly to the fuel or intensity of a fire.

Blue type indicates Californai native plants.

Type Botanical Name Common Name
Tree Acer - many Maple
Perennial Achillea - any

Yarrow
Grass Acorus - any Japanese Sweet Flag
Perennial Agapanthus - any Lily of the Nile
Succulent Agave americana Century Plant
Succulent Agave - any  
Groundcover Ajuga - any Carpet Bugle
Tree Alnus rhombifolia White Alder
Succulent Aloe - any  
Perennial Anigozanthus - all Kangaroo Paw
Tree Arbutus - any Strawberr, Marina Tree
Perennial Armeria alliacea Sea Thrift
Perennial Armeria maritima Sea Pinks
Fern Asplenium bulbiferum Mother Fern
Perennial Baccharis - any Coyote Bush
Perennial Bergenia cordifolia Heartleaf Bergenia
Perennial Bilbergia - any Queen's Tears
Palm Brahea armata Mexican Blue Palm
Succulent Bulbine - any  
Groundcover       Campanula - any Bellflower
Shrub Carissa grandiflora Natal Plum
Shrub Ceanothus - any California Lilac
Tree Ceratonia seliqua Carob
Tree Cercis - any Redbud
Fern Cheilanthes sinuata Wavy Cloak Fern
Fern  Cheilanthes tomentosa Woolly Lip Fern
Shrub Cistus - any Rockrose
Bulb Clivia miniata Orange Kaffir-Lily
Perennial Colocasia - any Taro, Elephant Ear
Perennial Convolbulus cneorum Bush Morninglory
Shrub Coprosma - any Mirror Plant
Tree Cornus nuttallii Western Dogwood
Shrub Cornus stolonifera Redtwig Dogwood
Tree Cupaniopsis anacardiodes Carrotwood Tree
Fern Cyathea cooperi Australian Tree Fern
Groundcover Cymbalaria muralis Kenilworth Ivy
Perennial Dianthus - any Sweet William
Groundcover Dichondra micrantha Dichondra
Perennial Dietes - any Fortnight Lily
Groundcover Duchesnea indica Indian Mock Strawberry
Groundcover Dymondia margaretae Dymondia
Shrub Elaeagnus pungens Silverberry
Tree Eriobotrya - any Loquat
Shrub Escallonia - any  
Shrub Feijoa sellowiana Pineapple Guava
Grass Festuca ovina Blue Fescue
Tree Fraxinus - any Ash
Shrub Fremontodendron - all California Flannel Bush
Perennial Fuchsia thymifolia Boxleaf Fuchsia
Groundcover Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff
Perennial Galvezia sp. Bush Snapdragon
Shrub Garrya sp. Silktassel
Groundcover Gazania - any Groundcover Daisy
Tree Ginkgo biloba - all Maidenhair Tree
Tree Gleditisa tricanthos - several      Honey Locust
Grass Hakonechloa - any Japanese Forest Grass
Shrub Hebe - most Coed Purple Hebe
Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Oat Grass
Perennial Hemerocallis - any Daylily
Groundcover Herniaria glabra Green Carpet
Groundcover Herniaria repens Creeping Green Carpet
Shrub Heteromeles arbutifolia Toyon
Perennial Heuchera - all Coral Bells
Perennial Iberis sempervirens Candytuft
Bulb Iris - any  
Succulent Iceplant - most  
Tree Juglans - several Walnut
Grass Juncus - any Rush
Perennial Kniphofia - any Poker Plant, Torch Lily
Tree Lagerstromia - any Crape Myrtle
Perennial Lantana - any  
Perennial Lavendula - any Lavender
Groundcover Leptinella squalida creeping Brass Buttons
Shrub

Ligustrum japonicum

'Texanum'

 Texas Privet
Perennial Limonium perezi Sea Lavender
Tree Liquidambar sp. Sweet Gum
Tree Liriodendron tulipfera Tulip Tree
Tree Lyonothamnus sp. Catalina Ironwood
Groundcover Lysimachia nummularia Moneywort
Shrub Mahonia sp. Oregon Grape
Shrub Manzanita - any  
Tree  Melaleuca sp. Paperbark
Perennial Mimulus - any Monkey Flower
Grass Muhlenenbergia rigens Deer Grass
Shrub Myoporum 'Pacificum' Pacific Myoporum
Groundcover Myoporum parvifolium  
Shrub Nandina - several Heavenly Bamboo
Fern Nephrolepis cordifolia Tropical Sword Fern
Tree Olea - any European Olive
Perennial Pelargonium peltatum - any Ivy Geranium
Shrub Photinia sp.  
Tree Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistache
Shrub Pittosporum tobira - any Mock Orange
Tree  Platanus - any

Sycamore
Shrub Plumbago auriculatat Leadwort
Perennial Polianthes tuberosa Tuberose
Fern Polystichum munitum Western Sword Fern
Fern Polystichum 'Spiny Holly' Spiny Holly Fern
Tree  Populus sp. Cottonwood/Poplar
Tree Prunus - deciduous Flowering Cherry, Plum
Tree Prunus - evergreen Laurel Cherry
Shrub Punica sp. Pomegranate
Shrub Pyracantha - any Firethorn
Tree Quercus - most Oak
Shrub Raphiolopis - any India Hawthorn
Shrub Rhamnus sp. Coffeeberry, Buckthorn
Tree Rhus - many Sumac, includes shrubs
Shrub

Ribes speciosum,

viburnifolium

 Gooseberry, Current
Shrub Romneya coulteri Matilija Poppy
Shrub Rosa - any Roses
Perennial Ruellia brittoniana Mexican Petunia
Perennial Salvia - any Ornamental/Edible Sage
Tree Samubucus sp. Elderberry
Groundcover Scaevola - any Australia Fan Flower
Succulent Sedum - any  
Succulent Senecio mandraliscae Blue Chalksticks
Groundcover Soleirolia soleirolii Baby's Tears
Groundcover Stachys byzantina Lamb's Ears
Succulent Succulents - all  
Shrub Symphoricarpos mollis Snowberry
Shrub Syringia - any True Lilac
Grass Sisrinchium - several Colored Eye Grass
Shrub Tecomaria capensis Cape Honeysuckle
Perennial Teucrium fruticans Bush Germander
Vine Trachelospermum asiaticum Asian Jasmine
Vine

Trachelospermum

jasminoides

 Star Jasmine
Shrub Trichostema lanatum Wooly Blue Curls
Tree Tristania sp. Water Gum, Brisbane Box
Perennial Tulbaghia - any  Society Garlic
Tree Umbellularia californica California Bay Laurel
Tree Ulmus sp. Elm
Perennial Verbena - most  
Groundcover Vinca major Periwinkle
Groundcover Vinca minor Dwarf Periwinkle
Groundcover Viola hederacea Australian Violet
Groundcover Viola labradorica Labrador Violet
Perennial Viola odorata Sweet Violet
Shrub Xylosma - any  
Succulent Yucca - any  
Perennial Zantedeschia aethiopica Calla Lily
Perennial Zauschneria californica - any California Fuschia