Poplar family : SALICACEAE (DILLENIIDAE) in Australia
including
Bembiciaceae, Caseariaceae, Flacourtiaceae, Homaliaceae, Patrisaceae, Poliothyrsidaceae, Prockiaceae, Samydaceae, and Scyphostegiaceae

Flower
Families
Flowers in Australia
     
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
&
Christine Ashe
Plants in Australia Plant
Classes

Flacourtia species
Flacourtia
Magnetic Island
Photo courtesy of
Robin Schaer

Populus nigra
Lombardy Poplar
Sydney, August 2006

Salix babylonica
Weeping Willow
Morwell Park,
September 1991

Salix cinerea
Grey Sallow
Morwell Park,
September 1991

Salix discolor
American Pussy Willow
Sydney, September 2007

Salix fragilis
Crack Willow
Morwell Park,
September 1991

Scolopia braunii
Flintwood
Sydney Royal Botanic Gardens,
September 2009

Caterpillars of some Butterflies and Moths in Australia can utilise species in SALICACEAE as their foodplant, including:


Netrocoryne repanda

Phalanta phalantha

Cupha prosope

Eloasa infrequens

Teia anartoides

Cerura australis

Ostrinia furnacalis

Protonoceras mitis

Cryptoptila immersana

Cryptophasa albacosta

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Australian
Australian Butterflies
butterflies
Australian
Australian caterpillars
Lepidoptera
Australian
Australian Moths
moths

(updated 4 January 2013, 8 March 2018, 29 May 2020)