Cockies Tongue

Templetonia retusa

"Templetonia retusa", known as cockies tongues, cocky's tongues, or coral bush is a shrub in the family Fabaceae that grows in southern and south-western Australia. It grows up to 2 metres high, with leaves 15–40 millimetres long and 7–25 mm wide.
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Appearance

Its flowers are normally a rich red colour, and are 25–40 mm long. The seed pods are 40–50 mm long and around 10 mm wide. It is found in coastal woodland and heaths over limestone from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to near Kangaroo Island, as well as inland in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusTempletonia
SpeciesT. retusa
Photographed in
Australia