The kangaroo paws comprise a small group of 11 species in the genus Anigozanthos and a single species in the genus Macropidia . They are perennial herbs consisting of strap-like leaves arising from underground rhizomes. Flowers occur in clusters on stalks which emerge from the bases of the leaves. A number of species die back to the rhizome in summer, regenerating in autumn. ... source: Australian Native Plants Society (Australia)
Anigozanthos manglesii is a rhizotomous perennial which has long, grey-green linear leaves around 30 to 60 cm long. A member of the Anigozanthos genus, it is less than a shrub in its form. The leaves are grey-green and extend from a central point at ground level, giving the form of its base. Its red and green flowers appear at the end of long stalks between August and November. ... source: Wikipedia
| Australian iconic species | |
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| Emblem type: | plant |
| State: | Western Australia |
| Banksia Woodlands in Jandakot |
| Accepted name | Source |
|---|---|
| Anigozanthos manglesii |
| Synonyms | Source |
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| Anigozanthus manglesii orth. var. D.Don | |
| Published in: Don, D. in Sweet, R. 1834, The British Flower Garden ser. 2, 6 | |
| Schwaegerichenia manglesii orth. var. (D.Don) Steud. | |
| Published in: Steudel, E.G. von 1840, Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2. 1(5-6) 513-768 | |
| Schwaegrichenia manglesii (D.Don) Steud. | |
| Published in: Steudel, E.G. von 1840, Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2. 1(5-6) 513-768 | |
| Anigozanthos manglesii var. leptophylla orth. var. Domin | |
| Published in: Domin, K. 1912, Additions to the Flora of Western and North-Western Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 41 245-283 [+ 4 pl.] | |
| Anigozanthos manglesii var. leptophyllus Domin | |
| Published in: Domin, K. 1912, Additions to the Flora of Western and North-Western Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 41 245-283 [+ 4 pl.] | |
| Common name | Source |
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| Mangles Kangaroo Paw | |
| Red and Green Kangaroo Paw |
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