Smilax family : SMILACACEAE (LILIIDAE) in Australia
including
Asteliaceae, Behniaceae, Eustrephaceae, Hemerocallidaceae, Luzuriagaceae, Petermanniaceae, Philesiaceae, and Ripogonaceae

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

Eustrephus latifolius
Wombat Berry
Wyee, March 2007

Geitonoplesium cymosum
Scrambling Lily
Wyee, February 2007

Smilax australis
Lawyer Vine
Wyee, March 2007

Caterpillars of some Butterflies and Moths in Australia favour species in SMILACACEAE for their foodplant, including:


Pseudodipsas cephenes

Pseudodipsas eone

Hypochrysops miskini

Plusiodonta coelonota

Cryptoptila immersana

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

(updated 4 January 2013, 31 January 2014)