Stats

Lifespan

Perennial

Size

Small

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal heathland

Range

Western Australia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Irritating Hairs

Status

Rare

About

Red Kangaroo Paw is an evergreen perennial grass-like plant native to the southern coasts of Western Australia. It produces a single, large, bright red flower that grows on a stalk that rises from the ground.

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 rufus