Australia is home to flowering plants from many families, and the major ones are listed here. We have included in webpages for each one some common members found in Australia.

Acanthaceae : Black Eyed Susan family	Actinidiaceae : Kiwifruit family	Agavaceae : Agave family	Aizoaceae : Pigface family
Alismataceae : Water Poppy family	Alliaceae : Onion family	Amaryllidaceae : Daffodil family	Amaranthaceae : Joyweed family
Anacardiaceae : Mango family	Annonaceae : Custard Apple family	Apiaceae : Celery family	Apocynaceae : Oleander family
Aquifoliaceae : Holly family	Araceae : Arum family	Araliaceae : Ivy family	Araucariaceae : Bunya family
Arecaceae : Palm family	Aristolochiaceae : Dutchman's Pipe family	Asparagaceae : Asparagus family	Asphodelaceae : Aloe family
Asteraceae : Daisy family	Balsaminaceae : Balsam family	Basellaceae : Madeira Vine family	Begoniaceae : Begonia family
Berberidaceae : Nandina family	Betulaceae : Birch family	Bignoniaceae : Jacaranda family	Bixaceae : Kapok family
Bombacaceae : Baobab family	Boraginaceae : Comfrey family	Brassicaceae : Cabbage family	Bromeliaceae : Bromeliad family
Buxaceae : Box family	Cactaceae : Cactus family	Caesalpiniaceae : Cassia family	Campanulaceae : Harebell family
Cannaceae : Canna family	Capparaceae : Capparis family	Caprifoliaceae : Abelia family	Caricaceae : Papaya family
Caryophyllaceae : Carnation family	Casuarinaceae : She Oak family	Celastraceae : Staff Vine family	Centrolepidaceae : Centrolepis family
Chenopodiaceae : Beetroot family	Cistaceae : Rockrose family	Clusiaceae : St. John's Wort family	Commelinaceae : Wandering Jew Family
Combretaceae : False Almond family	Convolvulaceae : Sweet Potato family	Cornaceae : Dogwood family	Crassulaceae : Crassula family
Cucurbitaceae : Cucumber family	Cunoniaceae : Christmas Bush family	Cupressaceae : Cypress family	Cyperaceae : Papyrus family
Dilleniaceae : Hibertia family	Dioscoreaceae : Yam family	Dipsacaceae : Scabious family	Droseraceae : Sundew family
Ebenaceae : Persimmon family	Elaeocarpaceae : Blueberry Ash family	Ericaceae : Azalea family	Euphorbiaceae : Spurge family
Fabaceae : Pea family	Fagaceae : Oak family	Gentianaceae : Gentian family	Geraniaceae : Geranium family
Gesneriaceae : African Violet family	Ginkgoaceae : Yínguo family	Goodeniaceae : Dampiera family	Haemodoraceae : Kangaroo Paw family
Hamamelidaceae : Liquidambar family	Hydrocharitaceae : Swamp Lily family	Iridaceae : Iris family	Juglandaceae : Walnut family
Juncaceae : Sea Rush family	Lamiaceae : Lavender family	Lauraceae : Laurel family	Lecythidaceae : Brazil Nut family
Liliaceae : Lily family	Linaceae : Flax family	Loganiaceae : Strychnine family	Loranthaceae : Mistletoe family
Lythraceae : Crepe Myrtle family	Magnoliaceae : Magnolia family	Malvaceae : Hibiscus family	Marantaceae : Zebra Plant family
Melastomataceae : Lasiandra family	Meliaceae : White Cedar family	Melianthaceae : Honey Flower family	Menispermaceae : Stephania family
Menyanthaceae : Marshwort family	Mimosaceae : Wattle family	Monimiaceae : Sassafras family	Moraceae : Fig family
Musaceae : Banana family	Myristicaceae : Nutmeg family	Myrtaceae : Gum family	Nepenthaceae : Pitcher Plant family
Nyctaginaceae : Bougainvillea family	Nymphaeaceae : Water Lily family	Ochnaceae : Mickey Mouse Bush family	Oleaceae : Olive family
Onagraceae : Fuchsia family	Orchidaceae : Orchid family	Oxalidaceae : Oxalis family	Pandanaceae : Pandanus family
Papaveraceae : Poppy family	Passifloraceae : Passionfruit family	Phytolaccaceae : Pokeweed family	Pinaceae : Pine Tree family
Piperaceae : Ripple family	Pittosporaceae : Pittosporum family	Plantaginaceae : Plantain family	Platanaceae : Plane family
Plumbaginaceae : Plumbago family	Poaceae : Grass family	Polemoniaceae : Phlox family	Polygalaceae : Pea Bush family
Polygonaceae : Dock family	Pontederiaceae : Water Hyacinth family	Portulacaceae : Purslane family	Potamogetonaceae : Pondweed family
Primulaceae : Primula family	Proteaceae : Waratah family	Ranunculaceae : Anenome family	Rhamnaceae : Red Ash family
Rhizophoraceae : Mangrove family	Rosaceae : Rose family	Rubiaceae : Gardenia family	Rutaceae : Lemon family
Salicaceae : Poplar family	Santalaceae : Sandalwood family	Sapindaceae : Lychee family	Saxifragaceae : Saxifrage family
Scrophulariaceae : Toadflax family	Smilacaceae : Smilax family	Solanaceae : Tomato family	Sterculiaceae : Kurrajong family
Stylidiaceae : Triggerplant family	Tamaricaceae : Tamarisk family	Theaceae : Tea family	Thymelaeaceae : Rice Flower family
Tropaeolaceae : Nasturtium family	Typhaceae : Bulrush family	Ulmaceae : Elm family	Urticaceae : Nettle family
Valerianaceae : Valerian family	Verbenaceae : Lantana family	Violaceae : Pansy family	Vitaceae : Grape family

Xanthorrhoeaceae : Grass Tree family

Zingiberaceae : Ginger family

Zygophyllaceae : Caltrop family

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