Quandong family : SANTALACEAE (ROSIDAE) in Australia
including
Anthobolaceae, Arceuthobiaceae, Arjonaceae, Bifariaceae, Canopodaceae, Eremolepidaceae, Exocarpaceae, Ginalloaceae, Lepidocerataceae, Osyridaceae and Viscaceae

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

Choretrum candollei
White Sour Bush
Grandchester, January 2010
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Exocarpos cupressiformis
Australian Native Cherry
Wyee, January 2007

Exocarpos latifolius
Scrub Ballart
Rosewood, January 2008
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Exocarpos stricta
Pale Ballart
Wandoan, May 2009
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Korthalsella taenioides
Zygocactus Mistletoe
Wyangapinni, June 2009
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Notothixos incanus
Downy Mistletoe
Prenzlau, December 2009
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Omphacomeria acerba
Downy Mistletoe
Wonboyn, NSW
Photo: courtesy of
Paul Whitington

Santalum acuminatum
Quandong
Normanville, January 2005 Photo: courtesy of
Elizabeth Gordon-Mills

Santalum lanceolatum
Northern Sandalwood
Surat, October 2009
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Santalum spicatum
Sandalwood
Flinders ranges, July 2009

Viscum articulatum
Leafless Mistletoe
Prenzlau, June 2009
Photo: courtesy of
Martin Bennett

Plants in SANTALACEAE are food for the caterpillars of a number of Australian Butterflies and Moths, including:


Ogyris otanes

Hypochrysops elgneri

Delias aganippe

Delias argenthona

Delias ennia

Delias nysa


Chelepteryx chalepteryx

Phelotis cognata

Scioglyptis lyciaria

Anisozyga insperata

Chlorocoma externa

Capusa cuculloides

Paraepermenia santaliella

Genduara acedesta

Genduara punctigera

Genduara subnotata

Pararguda nasuta

Ctenomeristis almella

Pantydia sparsa

Philarista porphyrinella

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

(updated 6 September 2013, 4 January 2024)