Spurge family : EUPHORBIACEAE (ROSIDAE) in Australia
including
Acalyphaceae, Bertyaceae, Crotonaceae, Hippomanaceae, Peraceae, Ricinocarpaceae, Tithymalaceae and Trewiaceae

Flower
Families
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Plants in Australia Plant
Classes

Acalypha pendula
Kitten Tails
Newtown, December 2006

Acalypha wilkesiana
Copperleaf
Sydney, August 2006

Adriana tomentosa
Bitterbush
Lockyer Valley, Qld
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Aleurites moluccana
Candlenut
Bundaberg, December 2006

Amperea xiphoclada
Broom Spurge
Wonboyn, NSW
Photo: courtesy of
Paul Whitington

Beyeria lasiocarpa
Wallaby Bush
Wonboyn, NSW
Photo: courtesy of
Paul Whitington

Beyeria opaca
Dark Turpentine Bush
Annuello Reserve, Victoria
Photo: courtesy of
Laura Levens

Chamaesyce maculata
Prostrate Spurge
Sydney, January 2009

Codiaeum variegatum
Croton
Sydney, October 2006
courtesy of
Inbloom Florist, Burwood

Croton insularis
Silver Croton
Wyee, September 2009

Croton verreauxii
Green Australian Cascarilla
Wyee, October 2007

Euphorbia cyathophora
Dwarf Poinsettia
Bundaberg, April 2008

Euphorbia helioscopia
Sun Spurge
Sydney, August 2006

Euphorbia lathyris
Caper Spurge
Sydney, August 2006

Euphorbia leucocephala
Snow-flake Bush
Bonogin, July 2007

Euphorbia pulcherrima
Poinsettia
Sydney, August 2006

Euphorbia splendens
Crown of Thorns
Sydney, August 2006

Euphorbia tirucalli
Pencil Bush
Sydney, December 2006

Euphorbia trigona
African Milk Tree
Sydney, August 2006

Jatropha podagrica
Gout Plant

Pedilanthus tithymaloides
Devil's Backbone
Bundaberg, December 2006

Poranthera microphylla
Small Poranthera
Wyee, September 2007

Ricinus communis
Castor Oil Plant
Sydney, August 2006

Sapium sebiferum
Chinese Tallow
Wyee, November 2006

The plants in EUPHORBIACEAE are preferred foodplants of some Australian Butterflies, including:


Chaetocneme beata

Chaetocneme critomedia

Theclinesthes albocinctus

Theclinesthes hesperia

Philiris nitens

Philiris sappheira

Megisba strongyle

Appias paulina

Delias aestiva

and the plants in EUPHORBIACEAE are preferred foodplants of some Australian Moths, including:


Amyna axis

Amyna punctum

Autoba silicula

Pterolocera leucocera

Aloa marginata

Eumelea rosalia

Ectropis bhurmitra

Cleora injectaria

Pholodes sinistraria

Achaea argilla

Achaea janata

Achaea serva

Bastilla arctotaenia

Dysgonia curvisecta

Speiredonia spectans

Sympis rufibasis

Dichomeris capnites

Atasthalistis ochreoviridella

Berta chrysolineata

Heliothis punctifera

Chaetocneme beata

Chaetocneme critomedia

Chalcocelis albiguttatus

Lamprolepida chrysochroa

Parasa lepida

Olene mendosa

Helictophanes prospera

Sphenarches anisodactylus

Lantanophaga pusillidactylus

Iscadia inexacta

Attacus wardi

Samia cynthia

Syntherata mirata

Conogethes punctiferalis

Oxycophina theorina

Adoxophyes templana

Epiphyas xylodes

Urapteroides astheniata

Lyssa macleayi

Alcides metaurus

Lophopepla triselena

Echiomima mythica

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(updated 3 January 2013, 8 February 2024)