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Allocasuarina littoralis · Casuarinaceae · all Allocasuarina records · also called Allocasuarina littoralis · Wikipedia

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Region
Australia
Rated in
Australian Capital Territory, Australia; Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Placement evidence
1 source placement record; source schemes remain separate.
Evidence regions
Australian Capital Territory, Australia; Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

Where its sources say to plant it

Placement rules below use each source's own distances or named zones, tied to its rating. They are not interchangeable with the directory's current Zone 0 guidance.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

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Corroboration (1 rows from 1 source)

  • Canberra Plant Selector — fire-retardant attribute — ACT Government / Everyday Climate Choices · live tool capture 2026-08-25 · original source Corroboration Compilation lineage: act-fire-retardant-plants-canberra

    “Fire Retardant — Yes — Allocasuarina littoralis”

    The live Canberra Plant Selector marks “Allocasuarina littoralis” as “Fire Retardant: Yes.”

Listed without a rating (53)
Corroboration (53 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    53 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Gormley2020: Gormley, A. G., Bell, T. L., & Possell, M. (2020). Non-Additive Effects of Forest Litter on Flammability. Fire, 3, 12.

      Shared row context: fuel live; predrying yes; device burning bench; sampling ND.

      • “time to flaming (s): 2”

        FLAMITS record 3970; Ignitability measurement; plant part bark; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “time to flaming (s): 28”

        FLAMITS record 3971; Ignitability measurement; plant part twigs; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “time to flaming (s): 7”

        FLAMITS record 3972; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “time to flaming (s): 0”

        FLAMITS record 3973; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “flame height (cm): 22”

        FLAMITS record 3974; Combustibility measurement; plant part bark; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “flame height (cm): 2”

        FLAMITS record 3975; Combustibility measurement; plant part twigs; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “flame height (cm): 30”

        FLAMITS record 3976; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “flame height (cm): 0”

        FLAMITS record 3977; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; site Gormley2020-1.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; plant part bark; site Gormley2020-1.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.25”

          FLAMITS record 3978.

        • “flaming duration (s): 200”

          FLAMITS record 3986.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; plant part twigs; site Gormley2020-1.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 3979.

        • “flaming duration (s): 92”

          FLAMITS record 3987.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; site Gormley2020-1.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.18”

          FLAMITS record 3980.

        • “flaming duration (s): 172”

          FLAMITS record 3988.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; site Gormley2020-1.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 3981.

        • “flaming duration (s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 3989.

        • “burning duration (s): 202”

          FLAMITS record 3990.

        • “burning duration (s): 120”

          FLAMITS record 3991.

        • “burning duration (s): 179”

          FLAMITS record 3992.

        • “burning duration (s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 3993.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 21.38”

        FLAMITS record 3982; Consumability measurement; plant part bark; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 3983; Consumability measurement; plant part twigs; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 62.88”

        FLAMITS record 3984; Consumability measurement; plant part leaves; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 3985; Consumability measurement; plant part litter; site Gormley2020-1.

      • “time to flaming (s): 3”

        FLAMITS record 3994; Ignitability measurement; plant part bark; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “time to flaming (s): 35”

        FLAMITS record 3995; Ignitability measurement; plant part twigs; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “time to flaming (s): 3”

        FLAMITS record 3996; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “time to flaming (s): 25”

        FLAMITS record 3997; Ignitability measurement; plant part litter; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “flame height (cm): 3”

        FLAMITS record 3998; Combustibility measurement; plant part bark; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “flame height (cm): 10”

        FLAMITS record 3999; Combustibility measurement; plant part twigs; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “flame height (cm): 15”

        FLAMITS record 4000; Combustibility measurement; plant part leaves; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “flame height (cm): 5”

        FLAMITS record 4001; Combustibility measurement; plant part litter; site Gormley2020-2.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; plant part bark; site Gormley2020-2.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 4002.

        • “flaming duration (s): 112”

          FLAMITS record 4010.

        • “burning duration (s): 115”

          FLAMITS record 4014.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; plant part twigs; site Gormley2020-2.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.09”

          FLAMITS record 4003.

        • “flaming duration (s): 158”

          FLAMITS record 4011.

        • “burning duration (s): 193”

          FLAMITS record 4015.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; plant part leaves; site Gormley2020-2.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.19”

          FLAMITS record 4004.

        • “flaming duration (s): 167”

          FLAMITS record 4012.

        • “burning duration (s): 170”

          FLAMITS record 4016.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement; plant part litter; site Gormley2020-2.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 4005.

        • “flaming duration (s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 4013.

        • “burning duration (s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 4017.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 33.77”

        FLAMITS record 4006; Consumability measurement; plant part bark; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 3.52”

        FLAMITS record 4007; Consumability measurement; plant part twigs; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 50.2”

        FLAMITS record 4008; Consumability measurement; plant part leaves; site Gormley2020-2.

      • “burnt biomass (%): 100”

        FLAMITS record 4009; Consumability measurement; plant part litter; site Gormley2020-2.

    • “time to flaming (s): 12”

      FLAMITS record 9657; Ignitability measurement; plant part leaves; fuel live; predrying no; device muffle furnace; site Murray2013-1; sampling march to april. Primary study Murray2013: Murray, B. R., Hardstaff, L. K., & Phillips, M. L. (2013). Differences in leaf flammability, leaf traits and flammability-trait relationships between native and exotic plant species of dry sclerophyll forest. PLoS One, 8, e79205.

    • Primary study Murray2023: Murray, B. R., Hawthorne, T., Curran, T. J., Krix, D. W., Wallace, M. I., Young, K., ... & Webb, J. K. (2023). Shoot flammability patterns among plant species of the wildland–urban interface in the fire-prone Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. International Journal of Wildland Fire, Online early.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Murray2023-1; sampling ND.

      • “time to flaming (s): 1.75”

        FLAMITS record 19317; Ignitability measurement.

      • “burning duration (s): 21.62”

        FLAMITS record 19318; Sustainability measurement.

      • “maximum flame temperature (°C): 485.25”

        FLAMITS record 19319; Combustibility measurement.

      • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 45.5”

        FLAMITS record 19320; Consumability measurement.

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  • Scrub She-Oak (Allocasuarina distyla — awaiting evidence)
  • forest-oak (Allocasuarina torulosa — awaiting evidence)
  • drooping she-oak (Allocasuarina verticillata — awaiting evidence)

Last verified 2026-08-25. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Allocasuarina littoralis (Allocasuarina littoralis). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/allocasuarina-littoralis/. Last verified 2026-08-25.