Joyweed Family
AMARANTHACEAE in Australia

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

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Alternanthera dentata Joyweed Sydney, February 2007	Alternanthera denticulata Lesser Joyweed Wyee, February 2007	Amaranthus caudatus Love Lies Bleeding Sydney, January 2008	Amaranthus gangeticus Chinese Spinach Lidcombe, August 2006
Amaranthus hypochondriacus Prince's Feather Concord, December 2006	Amaranthus viridis Pigweed Wyee, February 2007	Celosia cristata Cockscomb Sydney, December 2006	Gomphrena globosa Bachelor's Buttons Strathfield, February 2007
Iresine herbstii Bloodleaf Sydney, September 2006	Ptilotus exaltatus Lambs Tails Annuello, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Ptilotus obovatus Smoke Bush Flinders Ranges, July 2009	Ptilotus polystachyus Long Tails Dulkaninna Station, SA. Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens

Ptilotus spathulatus Pussy Tails Bronzewing Reserve, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens

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

Spoladea recurvalis

Ostrinia furnacalis

Arcola malloi

Zizeeria karsandra

Hymenia perspectalis

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(updated 28 December 2009)