Balsam family

Balsaminaceae in Australia

including Hydroceraceae, and Impatientaceae.

ROSIDAE

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

(updated 17 December 2009)

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Flowers in Australia

Impatiens balsamina
Balsam
Hurlstone Park, January 2008

Impatiens x hawkeri
New Guinea Impatiens
Photo: courtesy of Kell Nielsen
Gold Coast, April 2007

Impatiens oliveri
Poor Man's Rhododendron
Sydney, August 2006

Impatiens wallerana
Busy Lizzie
Sydney, August 2006

Plants in Balsaminaceae are the foodplants of the caterpillars of a number of Australian Moth species, including:


Theretra oldenlandiae

Hippotion celerio

Hippotion scrofa

Theretra latreillii

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