Pigface family: AIZOACEAE (CARYOPHYLLIDAE) in Australia

Flower Families

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

Plant Classes

Aptenia cordifolia Hearts & Flowers Sydney, September 2006	Carpobrotus edulis Iceplant Sydney, August 2006	Carpobrotus glaucescens Angular Pigface Wyee, October 2007	Disphyma crassifolium Noon Flower Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens
Gasoul crystallinum Common Iceplant Pink Lakes, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Lampranthus aurantiacus Orange Pigface Sydney, August 2006	Lampranthus purpureus Pink Iceplant Sydney, August 2006	Sesuvium portulacastrum Sea Purslane, Magnetic Island Photo: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Tetragonia tetragonioides Warrigal Greens Concord, July 2007

Trianthema portulacastrum Giant Pigweed, Magnetic Island Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Some polyphagous caterpillars of Lepidoptera in Australia have been reported to feed on plants in AIZOACEAE, including:

Zizeeria karsandra

Apina callisto

Hymenia perspectalis

Spoladea recurvalis

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Australian butterflies

Australian Lepidoptera

Australian moths

(updated 19 September 2012, 20 June 2014, 8 March 2019, 27 October 2020)