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
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 : Longan 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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