Tobacco family

Solanaceae in Australia

ASTERIDAE

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

(updated 15 May 2010)

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Flowers in Australia

Brugmansia x candida
Angel's Trumpets
Sydney, September 2006

Brunfelsia bonodora
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Sydney, October 2006

Calibrachoa hybrid cultivar
'Million Bells Lemon'
Grafton, March 2008

Capsicum annuum
Hot Pepper
Wyee, March 2007

Cestrum aurantiacum
Golden Jasmine
Sydney, March 2008

Cestrum nocturnum
Lady of the Night
Sydney, August 2006

Cestrum parqui
Green Cestrum
Sydney, August 2006

Cyphomandra betacea
Tamarillo
Wyee, October 2008

Datura species
Devil's Trumpet
Sydney, August 2006

Lycium barbarum
Goji Berries
Picture: courtesy of
Tree of Health

Lycopersicon esculentum
Tomato
Childers, November 2006

Nicotiana tabacum
Tobacco
Wyee, November 2007

Petunia
Petunia
Sydney, August 2006

Physalis peruviana
Uchuva
Wyee, April 2007

Solandra maxima
Golden Cup Vine
Sydney, October 2006

Solanum cinereum
Narrawa Burr
Wyee, January 2007

Solanum jasminoides
Potato Vine
Sydney, May 2007

Solanum melongena
Eggplant
Sydney, August 2006

Solanum nigrum
Black Nightshade
Sydney, August 2006

Solanum sturtianum
Sturt's Nightshade
Uluru, December 2008

Solanum tuberosum
Potato
Wyee, September 2008

Streptosolen jamesonii
Marmalade Bush
Sydney, August 2006

The plants in Solanaceae are preferred foodplants of some Australian Butterflies and Moths, including:


Pieris rapae

Sceliodes cordalis

Epiphyas postvittana

Phthorimaea operculella

Symmetrischema tangolias

Scrobipalpa aptatella

Euproctis lutea

Agrotis ipsilon

Agrotis porphyricollis

Helicoverpa armigera

Helicoverpa assulta

Mythimna convecta

Neumichtis nigerrima

Neumichtis saliaris

Spodoptera exigua

Chrysodeixis acuta

Chrysodeixis subsidens

Chrysodeixis argentifera

Thysanoplusia orichalcea

Oxyodes tricolor

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