Wattle family
MIMOSACEAE in Australia
ROSIDAE

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

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Acacia baileyana Cootamundra Wattle Sydney, September 2006	Acacia binervia Coast Myall Wyee, September 2007	Acacia cultriformis Knifeleaf Wattle Sydney, September 2006	Acacia dealbata Silver Wattle Wyee, September 2007
Acacia decurrens Green Wattle Wyee, August 2007	Acacia falcata Sally Wyee, May 2007	Acacia filicifolia Fern-leaved Wattle Wyee, August 2007	Acacia hakeoides Hakea Wattle Canberra, September 2007
Acacia irrorata Blueskin Wyee, September 2007	Acacia juncifolia Rush-leaved Wattle Wyee, September 2007	Acacia kempeana Witchety Bush Uluru, December 2008	Acacia leiocalyx Curracabah Bundaberg
Acacia leptostachya Townsville Wattle Magnetic Island, June 2005 Photo: courtesy of Donald Simpson	Acacia longifolia Sydney Wattle Sydney, September 2006	Acacia mearnsii Black Wattle Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Acacia melanoxylon Blackwood Wyee, September 2007
Acacia myrtifolia Myrtle Wattle Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Acacia paradoxa Kangaroo Thorn Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Acacia penninervis Mountain Hickory Wyee, September 2007	Acacia perangusta Eprapah Wattle Canberra, September 2007
Acacia podalyriifolia Mount Morgan Wattle Wyee, July 2007	Acacia prominens Golden Rain Wattle Wyee, September 2008	Acacia rigens Nealie Annuello Reserve, Victoria Photo: courtesy of the Laura Levens	Acacia saligna Golden Wreath Wattle Wyee, September 2007
Acacia sophorae Wadanguli Wyee, August 2007	Acacia spinescens Spiny Wattle Annuello Reserve, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Acacia stricta Hop Wattle Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens	Acacia suaveolens Sweet Scented Wattle Wyee, June 2007
Acacia terminalis Sunshine Wattle Wyee, February 2007	Acacia uncinata Gold Dust Wattle Wyee, September 2007	Acacia ulicifolia Juniper Wattle Wyee, August 2007	Acacia verticillata Prickly Moses Upper Beaconsfield, Victoria Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens

Calliandra surinamensis Pink Powder Puff Sydney, September 2006

Leucaena leucocephala White Popinac Magnetic Island, March 2008 Photo: courtesy of Donald Simpson

Mimosa pudica Sensitive Plant Bundaberg, February 2009

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

Nacaduba biocellata	Pseudalmenus chlorinda	Nacaduba cyanea	Jalmenus daemeli	Hypochrysops delicia	Prosotas dubiosa
Jalmenus eichhorni	Jalmenus evagoras	Prosotas felderi	Jalmenus icilius	Jalmenus ictinus	Jalmenus lithochroa
Sahulana scintillata	Anthela excellens	Anthela ariprepes	Anthela asciscens	Anthela asterias	Chelepteryx chalepteryx
Nataxa flavescens	Anthela guenei	Chenuala heliaspis	Anthela nicothoe	Omphaliodes obscura	Anthela postica/I>
Diatenes aglossoides	Praxis edwardsii	Speiredonia mutabilis	Dasypodia selenophora	Speiredonia spectans	Endoxyla encalypti
Endoxyla leucomochla	Endoxyla lituratus	Dissomorpha australiaria	Thalaina clara	Thalaina selenaea	Uliocnemis biplagiata
Uliocnemis biplagiata	Hypodoxa bryophylla	Chlorocoma dichloraria	Chlorocoma melocrossa	Uliocnemis partita	Eloasa symphonistis

Pararguda nasuta