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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allocasuarina littoralis | Black she-oak | High | Tree Small (<10m) | Yass Area Network | Southern Tablelands |
| Allocasuarina littoralis | Black She-oak | High | Tree Small (<10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Allocasuarina torulosa | Forest Oak | High | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Allocasuarina verticillata | Drooping she-oak | Low | Tree Small (<10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Allocasuarina verticillata | Drooping she-oak | Low | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Allocasuarina verticillata | Drooping she-oak | Low | Tree Small (<10m) | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Allocasuarina verticillata | Drooping she-oak | Low | Tree Small (<10m) | Yass Area Network | Southern Tablelands |
| Alocasia brisbanensis | Cunjevoi | Unconfirmed | Aquatic | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Alphitonia excelsa | Red Ash | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Alphitonia excelsa | Red Ash | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Alphitonia excelsa | Red ash | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Alpina caerulea | Native Ginger | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Alpina caerulea | Native Ginger | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Alygone heugelii | Native lilac hibiscus | Low | Shrub or Bush | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Alyxia ruscifolia | Chain Fruit | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Aneilema acuminatum | Aneilema | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Aneilema biflorum | Two-flowered Aneilema | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Angophora floribunda | Rough barked apple | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Angophora floribunda | Rough barked apple | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Aotus ericoides | Common Aotus | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Aphanopetalum resinosum | Gum Vine | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Aphanopetalum resinosum | Gum Vine | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Milton | South Coast |
| Apium prostratum | Sea Celery | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Apium prostratum | Sea Celery | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Apium prostratum | Sea Celery | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Apium prostratum | Sea celery | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Araucaria bidwillii | Bunya Pine | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Araucaria bidwillii | Bunya Pine | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | Bangalow palm | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | Bangalow Palm | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Archontophoenix cunninghamiana | Bangalow Palm | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Arthropodium milleflorum | Pale Vanilla-lily | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Arthropodium milliflorum | Vanilla lily | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Arthropodium milliflorum | Vanilla lily | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Arthropodium minus | Small Vanilla-lily | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Arthropodium Sp. B | Vanilla-lily | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Arthropteris beckleri | Hairy Climbing Fishbone Fern | Unconfirmed | Fern | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Arthropteris tenella | Climbing Fishbone Fern | Unconfirmed | Fern | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Asperula conferta | Common Woodruff | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Asplenium australasicum | Bird's Nest Fern | Unconfirmed | Fern | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Asplenium flabellifolium | Necklace Fern | Unconfirmed | Fern | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Asplenium gracillimum | Mother Spleenwort | Unconfirmed | Fern | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Athertonia diversifolia | Atherton Oak | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Atriplex australasica | Native Orache | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Atriplex cinerea | Grey Saltbush | Low | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Australina pusilla | Small Shade Nettle | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Austrocynoglossum latifolium | Forest Hound's-tongue | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Austromyrtus dulcis | Midgen Berry | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Milton | South Coast |
| Austromyrtus dulcis | Midjinberry | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Austromyrtus tenufolium | Midjinberry | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
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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