Key to Tasmanian Dicots
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GENERA OF DICOTS: Click below to view a brief illustrated description of any Tasmanian dicot genus as well as keys to species. Lists of species are given for genera with more than two species. Some old names for genera are given in parentheses.

Abrotanella

Acacia

Acaena

Acanthus

Acer

Acetosa

Acetosella

Achillea

(Aciphylla)

Acradenia

Acrotriche

Actinotus

Actites

Acrothamnus

Adonis

Aegopodium

Aeonium

Agastachys

Agrostemma

Ajuga

Allitia

Allocasuarina

Almaleea

Alnus

Alternanthera

(Alyssum)

Alyxia

Amaranthus

Ammi

Ammobium

Amperea

Amsinckia

Anagallis

Anchusa

Androstoma

Anemone

Angianthus

Anisodontea

Anisotome

Anodopetalum

Anopterus

Anredera

Anthemis

(Anthocercis)

Antirrhinum

Anthriscus

Aotus

Apalochlamys

Aphanes

Apium

(Aptenia)

Aquilegia

Arabidopsis

Archeria

Arctium

Arctotheca

Arctotis

Arenaria

Argemone

Argentipallium 

Argyrotegium

Aristotelia

Asperula

(Arthrocnemum)

(Aster)

Asterotrichion

Astroloma

Atherosperma

Atriplex

Australina

Austrocynoglossum

Baeckea

Banksia

Barbarea

Bartsia

Bassia

Batrachium

Bauera

Bedfordia

(Bellardia)

Bellendena

Bellis

Berberis

Berkheya

Bertya

Beta  

Betula

Beyeria

Billardiera

(Boisduvalia)

Borago

Boronia

Bossiaea

Brachyglottis

Brachyloma

Brachyscome

(Bracteantha)

Brassica

Brunonia

Buddleja

Buglossoides Bursaria

Cakile

Calandrinia

Calendula

(Callistemon)

Callitriche  

Calluna

Calocephalus

(Caltha)

Calystegia

Calytrix

Camelina

Campanula

Capsella

Cardamine

Cardaria

Carduus

Carpobrotus

Carrichtera

Carthamus

Cassinia

(Casuarina)

Cassytha

Cedronella

Celmisia

Cenarrhenes

Centaurea

Centaurium

Centella

Centipeda

Centranthus

Cerastium

Chamaecytisus

Chamaemelum

Cheesemania

Chenopodium

(Chionogentias)

(Chionohebe)

Chondrilla

Chrysanthemoides

(Chrysanthemum)

Chrysocephalum

Cicendia

Cichorium

Cirsium

Cistus

Clematis

Collomia

Colobanthus

Comesperma

Conium

Conospermum

Convolvulus

Conyza

Coprosma

Coronidium

(Coronilla)

Coronopus

Correa

Cotoneaster

Cotula

Craspedia

Crassula

Crataegus

Crepis

Cryptandra

Cucumis

Cullen

Cuscuta

Cyathodes

Cyclospermum

Cymbalaria

Cymbonotus

Cynara

Cynoglossum

Cyphanthera

Cytisus

Dampiera

Datura

Daucus

Daviesia

Delairea

(Derwentia)

Desmodium

Dianthus

Dichondra

Dichosciadium

(Didymotheca)

Digitalis

Dillwynia

Diplaspis

Diplotaxis

Dipogon

Dipsacus

Discaria

Disphyma

Dittrichia

Dodonaea

Donatia

Dracophyllum

Draba

(Drapetes)

Drosera

(Drymis)

Ecballium

Echium

Einadia

Elaeocarpus

Elatine

Emex

Epacris

Epilobium

Erica

Erigeron

(Eriostemon)

Erodium

Erophila

Eruca

Eryngium

Eschscholzia

Eucalyptus

Euchiton

Eucryphia

Euphorbia

Euphrasia

Euryomyrtus

Euryops

Eutaxia

Ewartia

Exocarpos

Fallopia

(Filago)

Foeniculum

Forstera

Frankenia

Fraxinus  

Fuchsia

Fumaria

Galenia

Galinsoga

Galium

Gamochaeta

Gaultheria  

Gazania

Genista

Gentianella

Geococcus

Geranium

Geum

Glaucium

Glossostigma

Glycine

Gnaphalium

Gomphocarpus

Gompholobium

Gonocarpus

Goodenia

Goodia

Gratiola

Grevillea

Griselinia

Gunnera

Gynatrix

Gypsophila

Gyrostemon

Hakea

Haloragis

Hardenbergia

Hebe

Hedera

Hedycarya

Hedypnois

Hedysaurum

Helichrysum

(Helipterum)

Helminthotheca

(Helxine)

Hemichroa

Hibbertia

Hibiscus

Hieracium

Hirschfeldia

Hornungia

Hovea

Hyalosperma

Hydrocotyle

(Hymenanthera)

(Hymenolobus)

Hyoscyamus

Hypericum

Hypochaeris

Ilex

Indigofera

(Inula)

Isoetopsis

Isopogon

Isotoma  

(Ixodia)

Kelleria

Kennedia

Kickxia

Kunzea

Lactuca

Laburnum

(Lagenifera)

Lagenophora

Lamium

Lampranthus

Lapsana

Lasiopetalum

Lasiospermum

Lathyrus

(Lavatera)

Lawrencia

Leiocarpa

Leionema

Leonotis

Leontodon

Lepidium

Leptecophylla

Leptinella

Leptomeria

Leptorhynchos

Leptospermum

Leucanthemum

Leucochrysum

Leucophyta

Leucopogon

Leycesteria

Ligustrum

Lilaeopsis

Limonium

Limosella

Linaria

Linum

Liparophyllum

Lissanthe

Lithospermum

(Lobelia)

Lobularia

Logfia

Lomatia

Lonicera

Lotus

Lunaria

Lupinus

Lycium

(Lycopsis)

Lycopus

Lysimachia

Lythrum 

Malus

Malva

(Marianthus)

Marrubium

Matricaria

Mattiola

Mazus

Medicago

Melaleuca

Melicytus 

Melilotus

Melissa

Mentha

Mesembryanthemum

Micrantheum

Microseris

Millotia

Mimulus

Minuartia

Mirabilis

Mirbelia

Mitrasacme

Modiola

Moenchia

Monotoca

Montia

Montitega

Muehlenbeckia

Myoporum

Myosotis

Myriophyllum

(Nablonium)

(Nasturtium)

Navarretia

Nematolepis

(Neopaxia)

Nepeta

Nertera

Nicotiana

Nonea

Notelaea

Nothofagus

(Nothopanax)

(Nymphoides)

Odixia

Oenothera

Olearia

Onobrychis

Ononis

Onopordum

Opercularia

Oreomyrrhis

(Oreoporanthera)

Orites

Ornduffia

Ornithopus

Orobanche

Oschatzia

Osteospermum

Ourisia

Oxalis

Oxylobium

Ozothamnus

Pandorea

Papaver

Paquerina

Paraserianthes

Parentucellia

Parietaria

Paronychia

Parsonsia

Passiflora

Pastinaca

Pelargonium

Pentachondra

Pentaglottis

(Pernettya)

Persicaria

Persoonia

Petasites

Petrorhagia

Petroselinum

Phacelia

Phebalium

Philotheca

Phyllachne

Phyllangium

Phyllanthus

Phyllota

Physalis

Picris

Pimelea

Pittosporum

Planocarpa

Plantago

Platylobium

Podalyria

Podolepis

Polycarpon

Polygala

Polygonum

(Polypompholyx)

Polyscias

Pomaderris

Populus

Poranthera

Portulaca

Potentilla

(Poterium)

Pratia

Prionotes

Prostanthera

Prunella

Prunus

Pseudanthus

Pseudofumaria

Pseudognaphalium

Pseudopanax

Psoralea

Psychrophila

Pterygopappus

Ptilotus

Pultenaea

Ranunculus

Raphanus

Rapistrum

Reseda

Rhagodia

Rhamnus

Rhodanthe

Rhododendron

Rhytidosporum

Ribes

Richea

Ricinocarpos

Rorippa

Rosa

Rubus

Rumex

(Rutidopsis)

Sagina

(Salicornia)

Salix

Salpichroa

Salsola

Salvia

Sambucus

Samolus

Sanguisorba

Saponaria

Sarcocornia

(Sarothamnus)

Scabiosa

Scaevola

Scandix

Schenkia

Schizacme

Scleranthus

(Sclerostegia)

Scorzonera

Scrophularia

Scutellaria

Sebaea

Securigera

Sedum

Selliera

Senecio

Sherardia

Sicyos

Sigesbeckia

Silene

Siloxerus

Silybum

Sinapis

Sisymbrium

Solanum

Soleirolia

Solenogyne

Soliva

(Sollya)

Sonchus

Sorbus

Spartium

Spergula

Spergularia

Sphaerolobium

Sprengelia

Spyridium

Stachys

Stackhousia

Stellaria

Stenanthemum

Stenopetalum

Stonesiella

Stylidium

Styphelia

Suaeda

Swainsona

Symphyotrichum

Symphytum

Tanacetum

Taraxacum

Tasmannia

Tecticornia

Teesdalia

Telopea

Tetracarpaea

Tetragonia

Tetratheca

Teucrium

Threlkeldia

Thryptomene

Tolpis

Torilis

Trachymene

Tragopogon

Trifolium

(Trigonella)

Tripleurospermum

Triptilodiscus

Trochocarpa

Tropaeolum

Ulex

Ulmus

Urospermum

Urtica

Utricularia

Vaccaria 

Valerianella

Velleia

Vellereophyton

Verbascum

Verbena

Veronica

Viburnum

Vicia

(Villarsia)

Viminaria

Vinca

Viola

Vittadinia

Wahlenbergia

Westringia

Wilsonia

Xanthium

Xanthosia

Xerochrysum

Zieria

Zygophyllum

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