Fire Hazards; high , moderate and low
Flammability Groups
In the following list TN denotes a plant
native to Tasmania, AN a plant native to mainland Australia
and X a known environmental weed.
High Flammability
These plants have been shown to be highly flammable andshould
not be planted or allowed to remain inside your house's Building Protection
Zone(within 10 metres). They should be used with discretion in the Fuel Modified
Zone. (10 to 50 metres). Move these plants away from your house and replace
them with less flammable plants.
Acacia dealbata TN
Silver Wattle
Acacia stricta TN
Hop Wattle
Acacia verticillata TN
Prickly Moses
Acmena smithii AN
Lilly Pilly
Allocasuarina cunninghamiana AN
River Sheoak
Banksia integrifolia AN
Coast Banksia
Banksia marginata TN `
Honeysuckle
Callistemon citrinus AN
Common Red Bottlebrush
Callitris rhomboidea TN
Oyster Bay Pine
Dodonaea viscosa TN
Native Hop
Elaeocarpus reticulatus TN
Blueberry Ash
Eucalyptus amygdalina TN
Black Peppermint
Eucalyptus globulus TN
Blue Gum
Eucalyptus maculata AN
Spotted Gum
Eucalyptus obliqua TN
Brown Stringybark
Eucalyptus paniculata AN
Grey Ironbark
Eucalyptus pulchella TN
White Peppermint
Eucalyptus viminalis TN
White Gum
Exocarpos cupressiformis TN
Native Cherry
Flindersia australis AN
Crow's Ash
Gahnia grandis TN
Cutting Grass
Grevillea x Poorinda AN
Poorinda Cultivars of Grevilleas
Grevillea robusta AN
Silky Oak
Grevillea rosmarinifolia AN
Rosemary Grevillea
Lepidosperma laterale AN
Sword Rush
Leptospermum scoparium TN
Manuka, Teatree
Lomandra longifolia TN
Saggs
Melaleuca alternifolia AN
Paperbark
Nicotiana glauca AN
Tobacco Bush
Pittosporum undulatum AN X
Sweet Pittosporum
Poa sp. AN
Poa Grass
Tasmannia lanceolata TN
Native Pepper
Moderate Flammability
These plants should only be used with care in the Building
Protection Zone. They should not be allowed to dominate
your garden and should be well maintained, being especially
careful to remove dead material before it accumulates.
Acacia baileyana AN
Cootamundra Wattle
Acacia decurrens AN
Green Wattle
Acacia mearnsii TN
Black Wattle
Acacia melanoxylon TN
Blackwood
Acacia podalyrifolia AN
Mt Morgan Wattle
Araucaria heterophylla AN
Norfolk Island Pine
Atherosperma moschatum TN
Sassafras
Bedfordia salicina TN
Blanket Bush
Beyeria viscosa TN
Pinkwood
Brachychiton acerifolius AN
Illawarra Flame Tree
Brachychiton discolour AN
Lacebark
Brachychiton rupestris AN
Bottle Tree
Dicksonia antarctica TN
Man Fern
Myoporum insulare AN
Boobyalla
Olearia argophylla TN
Musk
Pittosporum bicolor TN
Cheesewood
Pteridium esculentum TN
Bracken Fern
Zieria arborescens TN
Stinkwood
These plants are acceptable in the Building Protection Zone and will be valuable replacements for more flammable plants.
Diplarrena moraea TN
White Flag Iris
Hymenosporum flavum AN
Native Frangipanni
Passiflora herbertiana AN
Native Passionfruit
Pomaderris apetala TN
Dogwood
Prepared by Mark Chladil and Jennifer Sheridan on behalf
of the Tasmanian Fire Research Fund and
the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens 1997.
Further advice is obtainable from any Tasmanian
Fire Service Office.
