Lawn can be an effective Firewise feature. Some good alternatives include clover, groundcovers,
and conservation grasses that are kept green during the fire season through irrigation.
Use ornamental grasses and berries sparingly because they also can be highly flammable.
 

Buffalograss
Buchloe dactyloides

needs less water


  
 


Cheatgrass, June Grass
Downy Brome
Bromus tectorum L.

INVASIVE
 



Galetta Grass
Hilari jamesii

Native

 



Needle-and-

Thread Grass
Hesperostipa comata

Native




Ricegrass
Oryzopsis hymenoides

Native




Rye Grass
Lollium species
 




Sand Dropseed
Sporobolus cryptandrus

Native 


Western
Wheatgrass
Agropyron species

 


Sedum,Stonecrop
Sedum species, some
Native





Periwinkle
Vinca species


ENGLISH IVY
Hedera Helix



PURPLE MUSTARD
Chorispora tenella




Hen & Chicks
Sempervivum tectorum





Bearberry, Manzanita, Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Native
 

 


Hardy Ice Plant
Delosperma nubienum & other Delosperma species





BINDWEED (Morning Glory)
Convolvulus arvenis

INVASIVE