An evergreen perennial native to SW Australia; c.1 m/3¼ ft high; leaves sword-shaped, sheathing at the base; flowers in branched inflorescence, zygomorphic, often brightly coloured; the woolly, curved tube ending in 6 claw-like lobes resembling a paw. (Genus: Anigozanthus, 10 species. Family: Haemadoraceae.)
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Anigozanthos manglesii |
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Kangaroo paw is a common name for a number of species in the family Haemodoraceae that are endemic to the South west of Western Australia.
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