Nasturtium family

Tropaeolaceae in Australia

ROSIDAE

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

(updated 15 May 2010)

link to
Flowers in Australia

Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium Sydney, August 2006

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

Pieris rapae

Spilosoma curvata

Proteuxoa hydraecioides

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Australian butterflies

Plant Classes

Australian moths