Dampiera family : GOODENIACEAE (ASTERIDAE) in Australia

Flower Families

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

Plant Classes

Brunonia australis Blue Pincushion Morwell Park, December 1990	Dampiera marifolia Velvet Dampiera Annuello Reserve, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Dampiera purpurea Purple Dampiera Sydney, October 2006	Dampiera stricta Blue Dampiera Concord, October 2008
Dampiera wellsiana Wells' Dampiera Western Australia, September 2007	Goodenia humilis Swamp Goodenia Morwell Park, December 1990	Goodenia lanata Trailing Goodenia Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Goodenia ovata Hop Goodenia Morwell Park, October 1990
Goodenia paniculata Branched Goodenia Wyee, March 2007	Lechenaultia biloba Blue Leschenaultia Western Australia, October 2007	Scaevola aemula Fan Flower Lidcombe, November 2006	Scaevola albida Pale Fan Flower Coffs Harbour, April 2008

Scaevola sericea Sea Fan Flower Magnetic Island, August 2008 Photos: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Some caterpillars of Australian Moths and Butterflies have been found feeding on species of GOODENIACEAE, including:

Megalorhipida leucodactyla

Precis villida

Ardices glatignyi

Heliothis punctifera

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Australian butterflies

Australian Lepidoptera

Australian moths

(updated 4 January 2013)