Toadflax family
SCROPHULARIACEAE in Australia
including
Aeginetiaceae, Aragoaceae, Bontiaceae, Buchneraceae, Calceolariaceae , Caprariaceae, Erinaceae, Euphrasiaceae, Hebenstretiaceae, Limosellaceae, Melampyraceae, Oftiaceae, Orobanchaceae, Paulowniaceae, Phelypaeaceae, Pedicularidaceae, Phelypaeaceae, Retziaceae, Rhinanthaceae, Schlegeliaceae, Selaginaceae, Spielmanniaceae, Stilbaceae, Thomandersiaceae, and Verbascaceae.
ASTERIDAE

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Flowers in Australia

Calceolaria crenatiflora
Pocketbook Plant
Sydney, August 2006

Cymbalaria muralis
Ivy Leaved Toadflax
Sydney, August 2006

Nemesia foetens
Nemesia
Sydney, December 2006

Orobanche australiana
Australian Broomrape
Dulkaninna, South Australia
Photo: courtesy of Laura Levens

Paulownia fortunei
Princess Tree
Sydney, October 2007

Sutera cordata
Bacopa

Verbascum thapsus
Great Mullein
Kempsey, October 2006

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


Candalides heathi

Junonia orithya

Ciampa arietaria

Pycnarmon cribrata

Platyptilia emissalis

Psilogramma increta

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(updated 14 May 2011)