Plantain family

Plantaginaceae in Australia

ASTERIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Christine Ashe

(updated 19 February 2011)

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Flowers in Australia

Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Sydney, August 2006	Callitriche muelleri Round Starwort Morwell Park, December 1991	Callitriche stagnalis Water Starwort Morwell Park, December 1990	Digitalis purpurea Foxglove Lidcombe, November 2006
Gratiola peruviana Austral Brooklime Sydney, April 2009	Hebe bollonsii Bollon's Hebe Sydney, February 2007	Hebe hybrid Wiri Grace? Sydney, February 2007	Penstemon hybrid 'Judith' Judith's Beard-tongue Sydney, February 2007
Plantago coronopus Buck’s-horn Plantain Morwell Park, January 1992	Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain Sydney, August 2006	Plantago major Greater Plantain Morwell Park, December 1990	Plantago varia Variable Plantain Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens
Russelia juncea Coral Fuchsia Wyee, September 2006	Stemodia florulenta Bluerod Kulamarina, South Australia Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Veronica calycina Hairy Speedwell Wyee, March 2007	Veronica persica Persian Speedwell Sydney, August 2006

Veronica plebeia Trailing Speedwell Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens

Caterpillars of some Australian Butterflies and Moths favour species in Plantaginaceae for their foodplant, including:

Candalides heathi

Junonia orithya

Junonia villida

Chrysolarentia insulsata

Chrysolarentia lucidulata

Scopula rubraria

Sphenarches anisodactylus

Psilogramma casuarinae

Aloa marginata

Spilosoma glatignyi

Spodoptera exigua

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Australian butterflies

Plant Classes

Australian moths