Stirling Range National Park FloraAnigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Native Orchids
The stunning red of Anigozanthos rufus, one of the beautiful iconic Australia plant, known commonly as the Red Kangaroo Paw. Other common names include Crimson Kangaroo Paw and Backdraft, the ones pictured here are from the Stirling Ranges National Park in Western Australia.
The Red Kangaroo Paw is a grass-like evergreen perennial, with green-grey flat, strappy leaves up to 28 cm long. The plant produces stunning looking red, purple, yellow tubular shape flowers, with a velvet-like texture, formed in dense heads at the end of the long stem.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Charophyta
- Class: Equisetopsida
- Subclass: Magnoliidae
- Superorder: Lilianae
- Order: Commelinales
- Family: Haemodoraceae
- Genus: Anigozanthos
- Species: Anigozanthos rufus
Footnote & References
- Anigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw), Great Southern Region WA. Photographs © Terry Dunham
- Anigozanthos rufus Labill., Red Kangaroo Paw, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/node/apni/2915655
- Red Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos rufus), iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/123204-Anigozanthos-rufus
- Anigozanthos rufus Labill., Red Kangaroo Paw, Western Australian Herbarium (1998–). Florabase—the Western Australian Flora. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1415
Stirling Range National Park FloraAnigozanthos rufus (Red Kangaroo Paw) Banksia aculeata (Prickly Banksia) Banksia oreophila (Mountain Banksia) Banksia sphaerocarpa var sphaerocarpa (Fox Banksia) Darwinia wittwerorum (Wittwer’s Mountain Bell) Daviesia oppositifolia (Rattle-pea) Eucalyptus preissiana (Bell-fruited Mallee) Eucalyptus macrandra (Long-flowered Marlock) Eucalyptus uncinata (Hook-leaved Mallee) Hakea lehmanniana (Blue Hakea) Native Orchids
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