1. Pseudopanax gunnii
2. Hedera helix*
3. Hydrocotyle callicarpa
4.Apium insulare
5. Trachymene humilis
* introduced species
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ARALIACEAE 2:263,
APIACEAE 2:242
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The families Araliaceae and
Apiaceae are closely related, species in both families
having small flowers in umbels.
Araliaceae (the ginseng family) are a medium sized,
mostly tropical family comprising mostly shrubs or
trees. The leaves are often pinnately lobed or
pinnate.
Hydrocotyle and Trachymene, until recently
part of Apiaceae, are now considered to be part of the
family Araliaceae.
The Apiaceae were formerly known as the Umbelliferae, in
recognition of their most distinctive character - the
distribution of flowers into umbels (often umbels of
umbels). They are an important family with approximately 40
native and 11 introduced species in Tasmania. Many of the
native species are alpine or subalpine. Some of the
introduced species are conspicuous weeds (e.g. fennel).
Apart from Xanthosia (which includes some small
shrubs of dry areas), they are herbaceous with leaves in a
basal rosette, often with stem leaves as well. In some
species the peduncles are short, so that the flowers more or
less form a head rather than obvious umbels. Lilaeopsis
is an uncommon aquatic.
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