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List of flowering plant families in Australia
The families of flowering plants in Australia have been extensively catalogued, this work is published in the ongoing Flora of Australia series, using the Cronquist system.[1]
Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
[edit] A
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthaceae | |||
| Aceraceae | |||
| Actinidiaceae | |||
| Agavaceae | |||
| Aizoaceae | |||
| Akaniaceae | |||
| Alangiaceae | Nam con Cornaceae | ||
| Alismataceae | |||
| Alseuosmiaceae | |||
| Amaranthaceae | |||
| Anacardiaceae | |||
| Annonaceae | |||
| Apiaceae | |||
| Apocynaceae | Including the Asclepiadaceae | ||
| Aponogetonaceae | |||
| Aquifoliaceae | No native species | ||
| Araceae | |||
| Araliaceae | |||
| Arecaceae | |||
| Aristolochiaceae | |||
| Asclepiadaceae | |||
| Asteraceae | Inc Goodeniaceae | ||
| Atherospermataceae | |||
| Austrobaileyaceae |
[edit] B
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanopaceae | |||
| Balanophoraceae | |||
| Basellaceae | |||
| Bataceae | |||
| Berberidaceae | |||
| Betulaceae | No native species | ||
| Bignoniaceae | |||
| Bixaceae | |||
| Bombacaceae | |||
| Boraginaceae | |||
| Brassicaceae | |||
| Bromeliaceae | No native species | ||
| Brunoniaceae | |||
| Buddlejaceae | |||
| Burmanniaceae | |||
| Burseraceae | |||
| Byblidaceae |
[edit] C
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cabombaceae | |||
| Cactaceae | No native species | ||
| Caesalpiniaceae | |||
| Callitrichaceae | |||
| Calycanthaceae | Including the Idiospermaceae | ||
| Campanulaceae | |||
| Cannabaceae | |||
| Cannaceae | |||
| Capparaceae | |||
| Caprifoliaceae | |||
| Cardiopteridaceae | |||
| Caryophyllaceae | |||
| Casuarinaceae | |||
| Celastraceae | |||
| Centrolepidaceae | |||
| Cephalotaceae | |||
| Ceratophyllaceae | |||
| Chenopodiaceae | |||
| Chrysobalanaceae | |||
| Cistaceae | |||
| Clusiaceae | |||
| Combretaceae | |||
| Commelinaceae | |||
| Connaraceae | |||
| Convolvulaceae | |||
| Corsiaceae | |||
| Corynocarpaceae | |||
| Costaceae | |||
| Crassulaceae | |||
| Cucurbitaceae | |||
| Cunoniaceae | Includes Davidsoniaceae, Eucryphiaceae | ||
| Cuscutaceae | |||
| Cymodoceaceae | |||
| Cyperaceae |
[edit] D
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Datiscaceae | |||
| Dichapetalaceae | |||
| Dilleniaceae | |||
| Dioscoreaceae | Including the Taccaceae | ||
| Dipsacaceae | |||
| Donatiaceae | |||
| Droseraceae |
[edit] E
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenaceae | |||
| Elaeagnaceae | |||
| Elaeocarpaceae | |||
| Elatinaceae | |||
| Ericaceae | Inc. Epacridaceae | ||
| Eriocaulaceae | |||
| Erythroxylaceae | |||
| Euphorbiaceae | |||
| Eupomatiaceae |
[edit] F
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabaceae | |||
| Fagaceae | |||
| Flagellariaceae | |||
| Frankeniaceae | |||
| Fumariaceae |
[edit] G
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gentianaceae | |||
| Geraniaceae | |||
| Gesneriaceae | |||
| Grossulariaceae | Introduced species only | ||
| Gunneraceae | |||
| Gyrostemonaceae |
[edit] H
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haemodoraceae | |||
| Haloragaceae | |||
| Hamamelidaceae | |||
| Hanguanaceae | |||
| Hernandiaceae | |||
| Himantandraceae | |||
| Hippocrateaceae | |||
| Hugoniaceae | |||
| Hydatellaceae | |||
| Hydrocharitaceae | Including the Najadaceae | ||
| Hydrophyllaceae |
[edit] I
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icacinaceae | |||
| Iridaceae |
[edit] J
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juncaceae | |||
| Juncaginaceae |
[edit] L
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamiaceae | |||
| Lauraceae | |||
| Lecythidaceae | |||
| Leeaceae | |||
| Lemnaceae | |||
| Lentibulariaceae | |||
| Liliaceae | |||
| Limnocharitaceae | |||
| Linaceae | |||
| Loganiaceae | |||
| Loranthaceae | |||
| Lythraceae |
[edit] M
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnoliaceae | |||
| Malpighiaceae | |||
| Malvaceae | Including the Tiliaceae | ||
| Melastomataceae | |||
| Meliaceae | |||
| Melianthaceae | |||
| Menispermaceae | |||
| Menyanthaceae | |||
| Mimosaceae | |||
| Molluginaceae | |||
| Monimiaceae | |||
| Moraceae | |||
| Moringaceae | |||
| Musaceae | |||
| Myoporaceae | |||
| Myristicaceae | |||
| Myrsinaceae | |||
| Myrtaceae |
[edit] N
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelumbonaceae | |||
| Nepenthaceae | |||
| Nyctaginaceae | |||
| Nymphaeaceae |
[edit] O
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochnaceae | |||
| Olacaceae | |||
| Oleaceae | |||
| Onagraceae | |||
| Opiliaceae | |||
| Orchidaceae | |||
| Orobanchaceae | |||
| Oxalidaceae |
[edit] P
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pandanaceae | |||
| Papaveraceae | Including the Fumariaceae | ||
| Passifloraceae | |||
| Pedaliaceae | |||
| Philydraceae | |||
| Phytolaccaceae | |||
| Piperaceae | |||
| Pittosporaceae | |||
| Plantaginaceae | Inc Globulariaceae | ||
| Plumbaginaceae | |||
| Poaceae | |||
| Podostemaceae | |||
| Polemoniaceae | |||
| Polygalaceae | |||
| Polygonaceae | |||
| Pontederiaceae | |||
| Portulacaceae | |||
| Posidoniaceae | |||
| Potamogetonaceae | Including Zannichelliaceae | ||
| Primulaceae | |||
| Proteaceae |
[edit] R
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rafflesiaceae | |||
| Ranunculaceae | |||
| Resedaceae | |||
| Restionaceae | |||
| Rhamnaceae | |||
| Rhizophoraceae | |||
| Rosaceae | |||
| Rubiaceae | |||
| Ruppiaceae | |||
| Rutaceae |
[edit] S
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salicaceae | Including the Flacourtiaceae | ||
| Santalaceae | Including the Viscaceae | ||
| Sapindaceae | |||
| Sapotaceae | |||
| Saxifragaceae | |||
| Scrophulariaceae | |||
| Simaroubaceae | |||
| Smilacaeae | |||
| Solanaceae | |||
| Sonneratiaceae | |||
| Sparganiaceae | |||
| Sphenocleaceae | |||
| Stackhousiaceae | |||
| Stemonaceae | |||
| Sterculiaceae | |||
| Stylidiaceae | |||
| Surianaceae | |||
| Symplocaceae |
[edit] T
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamaricaceae | |||
| Theaceae | |||
| Thymelaeaceae | |||
| Tremandraceae | |||
| Trimeniaceae | |||
| Triuridaceae | |||
| Tropaeolaceae | |||
| Typhaceae |
[edit] U
| Family | Remarks | Example genera | Picture |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulmaceae | |||
| Urticaceae |
[edit] V
| Family | Remarks | Example genera |
|---|---|---|
| Valerianaceae | No native species, some naturalised genera. | Centranthus, Fedia Valerianella |
| Verbenaceae | Aloysi, Callicarpa, Chloanthes
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| Violaceae | Herb shrubs and trees found in temperate regions. | HYBANTHUS
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| Vitaceae | Woody climbers, found in tropical and sub-tropical rainforest | Ampelocissus, Cayratia, Cissus, Clematicissus, Parthenocissus, Tetrastigma, Vitis |
[edit] W
| Family | Remarks | Example genera |
|---|---|---|
| Winteraceae | Shrubs or small tress found along the east coast and in Tasmania. | Bubbia, Tasmannia |
[edit] X
| Family | Remarks | Example genera |
|---|---|---|
| Xanthophyllaceae | Small trees, only found in the rainforests on the Cape York Peninsula. | Xanthophyllum |
| Xanthorrhoeaceae | Including Asphodelaceae. Most members of this family are found in Australia where they occur in open, dry places. | Acanthocarpus, Baxteria, Calectasia, Chamaexeros, Dasypogon, Kingia, Lomandra, Romnalda, Xanthorrhoea, Xeroliroin |
| Xyridaceae | Grass like plants that occur from the Northern Territory, along the east coast, in Tasmania and in southern Australia; most common on moist soils | Xyris |
[edit] Z
| Family | Remarks | Genera |
|---|---|---|
| Zingiberaceae | Species occur natively in lowland rainforest from Cape York to northern New South Wales. | Alpinin, Amomum, Curcuma, Etlingera, Globba, Hedychium, Hornstedtia, Kaempferia, Pleuranthodium, Zingiber |
| Zosteraceae | Seagrasses occuring on the southern and east coasts | Heterozostera, Zostera |
| Zygophyllaceae | Shrubs and herbs occuring in semi-arid areas especially on calcareous or saline soils | Kallstroemia, Nitraria, Peganum, Tribulopis, Tribulus, Zygophyllum |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia Online - What's published and online, contributors and dates of publication
http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/main-query-styles.html [[category:Flora of Australia| ]]
