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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claoxylon australe | Brittlewood | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Claoxylon australe | Brittlewood | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Clematis aristata | Old Man's Beard | High | Ground Cover or Climber | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Clematis aristata | Old Man's Beard | High | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Clematis aristata | Old man’s beard | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Clematis glycinoides | Headache Vine | High | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Clerodendrum tomentosum | Hairy clerodendrum | Low | Shrub or Bush | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Clerodendrum tomentosum | Hairy Clerodendrum | Low | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Commelina cyanea | Commelina | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Commersonia fraseri | Brown Kurrajong | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Commersonia fraseri | Brown Kurrajong | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Coprosma quadrifida | Native currant | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Coprosma quadrifida | Native Currant | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Cordyline stricta | Slender Palm | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Coronidium elatum | White Paper Daisy | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Coronidium oxylepis | Pointed Everlasting | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Coronidium rutidolepis | Pale Swamp Everlasting | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Coronidium scorpioides | Button Everlasting | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Correa alba | White Correa | Low | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Correa alba | White Correa | Low | Shrub or Bush | Milton | South Coast |
| Correa Canberra bells | Native Fuchsia | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Milton | South Coast |
| Correa decumbens | Spreading Correa | Unconfirmed | Shrub or Bush | Milton | South Coast |
| Correa lawrenceana | Cordate Mountain correa | Moderate | Shrub or Bush | Milton | South Coast |
| Correa lawrenceana var. macrocalyx | Mountain Correa | Moderate | Shrub or Bush | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Correa reflexa | Native Fushsia | Low | Shrub or Bush | Milton | South Coast |
| Correa reflexa | Native Fushsia | Low | Shrub or Bush | Snowy/Monaro | Snowy/Monaro |
| Corymbia eximia | Yellow Bloodwood | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Corymbia gummifera | Red Bloodwood | High | Tree Large (>10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Corymbia gummifera | Red Bloodwood | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Corymbia gummifera | Red Bloodwood | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Corymbia maculata | Spotted Gum | High | Tree Large (>10m) | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Corymbia maculata | Spotted Gum | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Corymbia maculata | Spotted Gum | High | Tree Large (>10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Craspedia canens | Grey Billy-buttons | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Craspedia canens | Grey Billy-buttons | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Milton | South Coast |
| Craspedia variabilis | Common Billy-buttons | Unconfirmed | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Crinum pedunculatum | Crinum Lily | Low | Ground Cover or Climber | FarSouthCoast | South Coast |
| Crinum pedunculatum | Swamp Lily | Low | Ground Cover or Climber | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Crinum pedunculatum | Swamp lily | Low | Grass or Sedge | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Croton verreauxii | Native Cascarilla | Moderate | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Cryptocarya glaucescens | Jackwood | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Cryptocarya glaucescens | Native Laurel | Low | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Cryptocarya laevigata | Glossy Laurel | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Milton | South Coast |
| Cryptocarya microneura | Murrogun | Unconfirmed | Tree Large (>10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Cryptocarya microneura | Murrogun | Unconfirmed | Tree Large (>10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Cupaniopsis anacardioides | Tuckeroo | Low | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Cyanicula caerulea | Blue Caladenia | Unconfirmed | Forb, Orchid, Small Herbaceous Plant | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Cyathea australis | Rough Tree Fern | Low | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
| Cyathea cooperi | Straw Tree Fern | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Berry | Shoalhaven |
| Cyathea cooperi | Straw Tree Fern | Unconfirmed | Tree Small (<10m) | Illawara | Illawarra |
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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