Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Southwest Australia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Rare

About

This evergreen plant grows in the wild forests of Southwest Australia. Its velvet-covered flowers trap pollen on the heads of visiting birds to aid pollination.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Commelinales

Family

Haemodoraceae

Genus

Anigozanthos

Species

Anigozanthos flavidus