Girraween National Park - Plants - Find Flowering Plant by Family Group

Find Flowering Plant by Family Group

This list is an extract from the Girraween Plant Species List compiled by Vanessa Ryan and Craig Robbins.
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Acanthaceae Acanthus family
Amaranthaceae Amaranth family
Apiaceae This family includes Carrots and Parsley.
Apocynaceae Dogbane family
Araliaceae Aralia or Ivy family
Asparagaceae Asparagus family
Asphodelaceae Sometimes classified in Xanthorrhoeaceae.
Asteraceae Aster, Daisy, or Sunflower family
Bignoniaceae Jacaranda, Bignonia, or Catalpa family
Boraginaceae Borage or Forget-me-not family
Brassicaceae Cabbage or Mustard family
Burmanniaceae
Byttneriaceae
Caesalpiniaceae Sometimes classified in Fabaceae.
Campanulaceae Bellflower family
Caprifoliaceae Honeysuckle family
Caryophyllaceae Pink or Carnation family
Casuarinaceae She-oak family
Celastraceae Bittersweet family
Centrolepidaceae
Chenopodiaceae Sometimes classified in Amaranthaceae.
Clusiaceae
Colchicaceae
Commelinaceae Spiderwort family
Convolvulaceae Bindweed or Morning Glory family
Crassulaceae Orpine family
Cyperaceae Sedge family
Dilleniaceae This family includes Guinea Flowers.
Droseraceae Sundew family
Elaeocarpaceae
Elatinaceae
Ericaceae Heath or Heather family
Eriocaulaceae Pipewort family
Euphorbiaceae Spurge family
Fabaceae Pea, Bean, Legume or Pulse family
Gentianaceae Gentian family
Geraniaceae Geranium and Pelargonium family
Goodeniaceae
Haemodoraceae Bloodwort family
Haloragaceae Water Milfoil family
Hemerocallidaceae Sometimes classified in Xanthorrhoeaceae.
Hypoxidaceae Star-grass family
Iridaceae Iris family
Johnsoniaceae Sometimes classified in Xanthorrhoeaceae.
Juncaceae Rush family
Juncaginaceae Arrowgrass family
Lamiaceae Mint family
Lauraceae Laurel family
Laxmanniaceae This family includes Cordylines.
Lentibulariaceae Bladderwort family
Linaceae This family includes the Flaxes.
Loganiaceae
Loranthaceae This family includes many Mistletoes.
Lythraceae This family inclues Pomegranates and Crape Myrtles.
Malvaceae Mallow family
Menyanthaceae This family contains mostly aquatic and wetland species.
Mimosaceae Wattle family. Sometimes classified in Fabaceae.
Moraceae Fig or Mulberry family
Myrsinaceae Myrsine family
Myrtaceae Myrtle family
Olacaceae
Oleaceae Olive family
Onagraceae Evening Primrose or Willowherb family
Orchidaceae Orchid family
Orobanchaceae Broomrape family
Oxalidaceae Wood Sorrel family
Papaveraceae Poppy family
Philydraceae
Phyllanthaceae
Phytolaccaceae Pokeweed family
Picrodendraceae
Pittosporaceae
Plantaginaceae Plantain family
Poaceae The "True Grasses"
Polygalaceae Over half its species are the Milkworts.
Polygonaceae Knotweed or Smartweed family
Portulacaceae Purslane family
Potamogetonaceae Pondweed family
Proteaceae Includes Proteas, Banksias, and Grevilleas.
Quintiniaceae
Ranunculaceae Buttercup or Crowfoot family
Restionaceae Restiad family
Rhamnaceae Buckthorn family
Rosaceae Rose family
Rubiaceae Madder, Bedstraw or Coffee family
Rutaceae Citrus family
Salicaceae Willow family
Santalaceae This family includes many Mistletoes.
Sapindaceae Soapberry family
Scrophulariaceae Figwort family
Smilacaceae Greenbrier family
Solanaceae Nightshade or Potato family
Stackhousiaceae Sometimes classified in Celastraceae.
Sterculiaceae Sometimes classified in Malvaceae.
Stylidiaceae Triggerplant family
Thymelaeaceae Daphne family
Ulmaceae This family includes the Elms.
Urticaceae Nettle family
Verbenaceae Verbena or Vervain family
Violaceae Violet family
Viscaceae Sometimes classified in Santalaceae.
Vitaceae Familiar species are the Grape and Virginia Creeper.
Winteraceae
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Xyridaceae Yellow-eyed Grasses