Welcome to the South East Landcare Plant Flammability Database. Our Landcare Nurseries across the South East have collaborated to create an invaluable resource for gardeners, landscapers and landholders. By categorising the native plants grown in our nurseries into flammability ratings, we aim to provide you with essential information to make informed plant and landscape design choices. This database is built on a literature review and a synthesis of data from various existing trusted sources. Our goal is to help you protect your home and assets by making strategic planting decisions that suppress and minimise fire threats, all while maintaining the rich biodiversity and habitats that our landscapes and wildlife depends on. We invite you to explore our database and the other highlighted resources to help you make your surroundings safer and more resilient against fire.
In fire-prone areas, the selection of plant species can significantly impact the severity and spread of fire. Knowing the flammability of plants helps in making informed decisions to create safer landscapes, reduce fire hazards, and enhance community resilience.
Our database offers detail of numerous plant species, including:
– Flammability Ratings: Assessments based on a literature review of scientific research and field observations, categorising plants from low to high flammability.
– Plant Characteristics: Categorisation of each species by plant form, shrub, climber, small tree etc.
– Where to source these species: identification of which of our Landcare nurseries supply each species.
This resource pulls together various information into a simple starting searchable database. You can use this as a starting point to spring board into your own research and allows you to make plant and landscape design choices to be better prepared for fire.
The South East Landcare Native Plant Flammability Database is designed to provide you with a quick and efficient starting point for selecting plants for your garden or landscape project. You can easily search the database by plant type, geographic location, flammability rating, or specific species. You can use this user-friendly database on its own as a quick reference, or as a springboard for conducting your own detailed research.
Flammability Ratings Explained:
– Low: Slow to ignite and burns at low intensity for short periods. Burns in flame but extinguishes readily when flame is removed.
– Medium: Immediate ignition and intensity but extinguishes readily. Burns in flame but extinguishes soon after flame is removed.
– High: Ignites easily and burns with a hot flame for long periods. Combusts easily and burns vigorously even when removed from the flame.
– Unknown/Uncategorised: No specific resource has been found to categorise this species. Caution would suggest it is Moderate to High. Please consider doing your own research.
The database is not exhaustive and focuses on the native plants that are grown in our South East Landcare region. The plants will predominantly be suited to growing conditions in the South East.
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Flammability | Plant Type | Growing Nursery | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abrophyllum ornan | Native Hydrangea | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Abrophyllum ornan | Native hydrangea | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Abutilon oxycarpum | Lantern Bush | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia aureocrinita | Acacia aureocrinita | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia binervata | Two-veined Hickory | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia binervata | Two-veined hickory | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Acacia boormanii | River Wattle | Low | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia brownii | Heath Wattle | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia buxifolia | Box-leaf Wattle | Low | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia buxifolia subsp. buxifolia | Box-Leaf Wattle | Low | Shrub or Bush | Yass Area Network | Southern Tablelands |
| Acacia cardiophylla | Heart-leaf Wattle | Low | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia covenyi | Blue Bush | Low | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia cultriformis | Knife-leaf Wattle | Low | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia dawsonii | Poverty Wattle | Moderate | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia dealbata | Silver Wattle | Moderate | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia dealbata | Silver Wattle | Moderate | Tree Large (>10m) | Yass Area Network | Southern Tablelands |
| Acacia deanei subsp. paucijuga | Dean's Wattle | Low | Tree Small (<10m) | Yass Area Network | Southern Tablelands |
| Acacia decora | Western Silver Wattle | Low | Shrub or Bush | Yass Area Network | Southern Tablelands |
| Acacia doratoxylon | Spearwood | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Yass Area Network | Southern Tablelands |
| Acacia elongata | Slender Wattle | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Milton | South Coast |
| Acacia falcata | Sickle Wattle | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia falciformis | Broad-leaved hickory wattle | Low | Tree Small (<10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Acacia falciformis | Broad-leaved hickory wattle | Low | Tree Small (<10m) | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia filicifolia | Fern-leaved Wattle | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia filicifolia | Fern-leaved Wattle | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Acacia floribunda | White Sallow-wattle | Low | Shrub or Bush | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Acacia floribunda | White Sallow-wattle | Low | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia genistifolia | Early Wattle | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Yass Area Network | Southern Tablelands |
| Acacia implexa | Hickory wattle | High | Tree Large (>10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Acacia implexa | Hickory wattle | High | Tree Large (>10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Acacia implexa | Hickory wattle | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Yass Area Network | Southern Tablelands |
| Acacia implexa | Hickory wattle | High | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia irrorata | Green Wattle | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia longif. longifolia | Sallow Wattle | Moderate | Shrub or Bush | Milton | South Coast |
| Acacia longif. sophorae | Beach Wattle | Moderate | Shrub or Bush | Milton | South Coast |
| Acacia longifolia | Sydney Golden Wattle or Coastal Wattle | High | Tree Small (<10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Acacia longifolia subsp. longifolia | Sydney Golden Wattle | High | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia longifolia subsp. sophorae | Coastal Wattle | High | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia mabellae | Mabels Wattle | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Acacia maidenii | Maiden's Wattle | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Acacia maidenii | Maiden's Wattle | High | Tree Large (>10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Acacia maidenii | Maiden's Wattle | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia mearnsii | Black wattle | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Acacia mearnsii | Black Wattle | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Acacia mearnsii | Black Wattle | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia mearnsii | Black Wattle | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Acacia melanoxylon | Blackwood wattle | Moderate | Tree Large (>10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Acacia melanoxylon | Blackwood wattle | Moderate | Tree Large (>10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Acacia melanoxylon | Blackwood wattle | Moderate | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Acacia melanoxylon | Blackwood wattle | Moderate | Tree Large (>10m) | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
In putting together this database, the following list of references has been used to assist in categorising each plant species. For more detailed information, consider reading this reference material or conducting your own research. There may be other resources available.
We also believe the below resources are helpful in the design of fire smart landscape
Landscaping for Bushfire: Garden Design and Plant Selection (PDF 4.1MB) – CFA Victoria
Safer Gardens Plant Flammability & Planning for Fire, L. Corbett, 2021
This database is a living resource. It is regularly reviewed and updated as needed. It was last updated in June 2024.
We encourage community participation! Share your observations, contribute data, and help us improve the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the database. Together, we can enhance fire safety and promote sustainable land management practices.
For more information or assistance, please reach out to our support team. We are here to help you make informed decisions for a safer, greener South East.
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