Pea family: FABACEAE (ROSIDAE) in Australia

Flower Families

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

Plant Classes

Aotus ericoides Common Aotus Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Arachis hypogaea Peanuts Magnetic Island, February 2008 Photo: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Bossiaea cinerea Showy Bossiaea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Bossiaea obcordata Spiny Bossiaea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington
Bossiaea prostrata Creeping Bossiaea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Daviesia villifera Prickly Pea Wyee, February 2007	Dillwynia glaberrima Smooth Parrot-pea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Dillwynia sericea Showy Parrot-pea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington
Erythrina crista-galli Coral Tree Sydney, November 2006	Erythrina variegata Tiger Claw Sydney, August 2006	Genista species Broom Sydney, September 2006	Glycine clandestina Twining Glycine Wyee, February 2007
Gompholobium latifolium Golden Glory Pea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Hardenbergia violacea Purple Coral Pea Sydney, August 2006	Hovea pannosa Rusty Velvet-pods Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Indigofera australis Austral Indigo Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington
Kennedia prostrata Scarlet Runner Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Kennedia rubicunda Scarlet Runner Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Lathyrus odoratus Sweet Pea Sydney, September 2006	Macroptilium latropurpureum Siratro North-eastern NSW, January 1992
Macroptilium lathyroides Phasey Bean Landsborough, Queensland, January 1992	Medicago lupulina Tiny Yellow Clover Sydney, August 2006	Medicago sativa Lucerne Wyee, January 2008	Mirbelia rubiifolia Heathy Mirbelia Wyee, September 2008
Pisum sativum Garden Pea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Platylobium obtusangulum Common Flat Pea Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Pultenaea capitellata Hard-head Bush-pea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Pultenaea daphnoides Large-leaf Bush-pea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington
Pultenaea retusa Blunt Bush-pea Wonboyn, NSW Photo: courtesy of Paul Whitington	Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust Concord, October 2007	Spartium junceum Spanish Broom Sydney, August 2006	Strongylodon macrobotrys Jade Vine Bundaberg Photo: courtesy of Joan Tyson
Trifolium repens White Clover Sydney, August 2006	Vicia faba Broad Beans Sydney, August 2006	Vigna caracalla Corkscrew Vine Sydney, April 2008	Vigna sesquipedalis Snake Beans Sydney, August 2006

Wisteria sinensis Wisteria Sydney, September 2006

Some caterpillars of Australian Butterflies and Moths favour species in FABACEAE for their foodplant, including:

Leucoptera spartifoliella	Zizina labradus	Prosotas dubiosa	Famegana alsulus	Jamides amarauge	Jamides phaseli
Jalmenus inous	Lampides boeticus	Neolucia agricola	Catochrysops panormus	Euchrysops cnejus	Everes lacturnus
Freyeria putli	Hypochrysops halyaetus	Hasora chromus	Hasora discolor	Hasora hurama	Nearcha nullata
Chlenias seminigra	Zermizinga sinuata	Capusa senilis	Maxates centrophylla	Chlorocoma tetraspila	Eublemma dimidialis
Terastia subjectalis	Omiodes indicata	Agathodes ostentalis	Argina astraea	Creatonotos gangis	Utetheisa lotrix
Mocis alterna	Trigonodes cephise	Tathorhynchus fallax	Trigonodes hyppasia	Pandesma submurina	Athetis reclusa
Adisura marginalis	Hydrillodes dimissalis	Ithome lassula	Aproaerema simplexella	Teia anartoides	Teia athlophora