Plants by Family (inc NQ Weeds)
The names of the plant families used here are those used by the Queensland Herbarium (Bostock, P.D., and Holland, A.E. (eds) (2007) Census of the Queensland Flora. Queensland Herbarium, Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane). In general these accord with the names published in Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A., and Seberg, O. (2007) Flowering Plants of the World. Firefly Books: Ontario, Canada. Species included in the list of "NQ Weeds" have an asterisk after the name, hence some entries will appear twice.
- Acanthaceae
Acanthus family - Agavaceae
Century plant or Agave family - Aizoaceae
Carpetweed or Pigface family - Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family - Amaryllidaceae
Daffodil family - Anacardiaceae
Cashew or Mango family - Annonaceae
Custard apple family - Apiaceae
Carrot family - Apocynaceae
Milky pine or Oleander family - Araceae
Arum lily family - Araliaceae
Umbrella tree family - Arecaceae
Palm family - Aristolochiaceae
Dutchman's pipe or Birthwort family - Asclepiadaceae
Milkweed family - Asparagaceae
Asparagus family - Asteraceae
Daisy family - Balanophoraceae
Balanophora family - Balsaminaceae
Balsam family - Bignoniaceae
Bignonia or Trumpet tree family - Bixaceae
Annatto family - Bombacaceae
Bombax family - Boraginaceae
Borage or Forget-me not family - Brassicaceae
Mustard family - Burseraceae
Bursera or Torchwood family - Byttneriaceae
Chocolate family - Cabombaceae
Cabomba family - Cactaceae
Cactus family - Caesalpiniaceae
Cassia family - Campanulaceae
Bluebell or Bellflower family - Capparaceae
Caper family - Caryophyllaceae
Carnation or Pink family - Casuarinaceae
She-oak family - Celastraceae
Bittersweet family - Chenopodiaceae
Saltbush family - Cleomaceae
Spider flower family - Clusiaceae
Garcinia family - Cochlospermaceae
Native Kapok family - Combretaceae
Sea almond or Combretum family - Commelinaceae
Wandering Jew family - Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family - Crassulaceae
Stonecrop family - Cucurbitaceae
Pumpkin and Melon family - Cupressaceae
Cupressus and Callitris family - Cycadaceae
Cycas family - Cyperaceae
Sedge family - Dilleniaceae
Dillenia or Guinea flower family - Dioscoreaceae
Yam family - Dracaenaceae
Dragon-tree family - Droseraceae
Sundew family - Elaeocarpaceae
Quandong family - Euphorbiaceae
Spurge or Poinsettia family - Fabaceae
Pea family - Goodeniaceae
Goodenia or Fan-flower family - Haemodoraceae
Bloodwort family - Haloragaceae
Raspwort family - Hamamelidaceae
Witchhazel and Liquidambar family - Hemerocallidaceae
Day lily family - Lamiaceae
Mint family - Lauraceae
Laurel family - Laxmanniaceae
Cordyline family - Lecythidaceae
Cocky apple family - Leeaceae
Leea family - Liliaceae
Lily family - Loganiaceae
Logania family - Loranthaceae
Mistletoe family - Lythraceae
Loosestrife family - Magnoliaceae
Magnolia family - Malvaceae
Hibiscus family - Marantaceae
Arrowroot or Prayer-book family - Melastomataceae
Melastoma family - Meliaceae
Mahogany family - Menispermaceae
Moonseed family - Mimosaceae
Wattle family - Moraceae
Fig family - Moringaceae
Horseradish tree family - Muntingiaceae
Strawberry tree family - Musaceae
Banana family - Myoporaceae
Myoporum family - Myrsinaceae
Myrsine or Muttonwood family - Myrtaceae
Eucalypt family, Myrtle family - Nyctaginaceae
Tar-vine or Four o'clock family - Ochnaceae
Ochna family - Oleaceae
Olive family - Onagraceae
Evening primrose family - Orchidaceae
Orchid family - Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel or Oxalis family - Pandanaceae
Pandanus or Screw pine family - Papaveraceae
Poppy family - Passifloraceae
Passionflower family - Petiveriaceae
Coral berry family - Phormiaceae
Flax lily family - Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthus family - Phytolaccaceae
Pokeweed family - Picrodendraceae
Petalostigma or Quinine family - Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum family - Plantaginaceae
Plantain family - Poaceae
Grass family - Polygalaceae
Milkwort family - Polygonaceae
Dock or Buckwheat family - Pontederiaceae
Water hyacinth family - Portulacaceae
Purslane or Portulaca family - Proteaceae
Grevillea family or Protea family - Putranjivaceae
Drypetes family - Rhamnaceae
Chinee apple family or Rhamnus family - Rhizophoraceae
Red Mangrove family - Rosaceae
Rose family - Rubiaceae
Gardenia or Coffee family - Rutaceae
Citrus family - Salviniaceae
Salvinia family - Santalaceae
Sandalwood family - Sapindaceae
Hop bush or Soapberry family - Sapotaceae
Sapote family - Scrophulariaceae
Snapdragon or Figwort family - Simaroubaceae
Quassia or Tree of Heaven family - Solanaceae
Tomato and Nightshade family - Sparrmanniaceae
Grewia family - Stangeriaceae
Bowenia family - Sterculiaceae
Kurrajong or Sterculia family - Taccaceae
Polynesian arrowroot family - Tamaricaceae
Tamarisk family - Thymelaeaceae
Rice-flower or Daphne family - Tiliaceae
Linden tree family - Turneraceae
Turnerac Family - Typhaceae
Bulrush or Cattail family - Urticaceae
Nettle family - Verbenaceae
Verbena family - Violaceae
Violet family - Vitaceae
Grape family - Xanthorrhoeaceae
Grass-tree family - Zygophyllaceae
Caltrop family - Zingiberaceae
Ginger family - Zamiaceae
Zamia family - Malpighiaceae
Barbados Cherry family
