Anigozanthos flavidus
Tall Kangaroo Paw
Tall Kangaroo Paw
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Common name: The tall, yellow, or evergreen, Kangaroo Paw
Conservation status: unknown
Etymology:
The specific epithet, flavidus, refers to the yellow flowers of this plant
Flowers:
Each plant may produce over 350 flowers, on up to 10 long stems, these appear during the summer
Pollen is distributed by birds as they plunge into the flowers to reach the nectaries
Flowers are frequently yellow and green, but may present in shades of red, pink, orange, or brown
Fruit:
Leaves:
It has has an evergreen clump of strap-like leaves, up to 1 m long and 0.2 m wide
Stem & branches:
Roots:
Grows from an underground rhizome around 0.5 m in diameter
The rhizome allows the species to regenerate after drought or fire
Habit:
Habitat:
It is found along roadsides, along creeks, and in forests and swamps, and other unshaded winterwet habitat
Distribution:
Found in Southwest Australia
The species occurs in a range from Two Peoples Bay in the southeast, throughout the Warren and southern Jarrah Forest, to Waroona on the Swan Coastal Plain
It was previously endemic to the region, but is now naturalised in NSW
Additional notes:
Cultivation
This kangaroo paw is now widely cultivated in the Eastern states of Australia and the United States of America
It hybridises with other members of the genus, and is used in the development of cultivars
It is a hardy plant, tolerant of a wide range of soil types and condition, that may live for around 30 years in a gardenIt is propagated from seed or sections of the rhizome
Taxonomy
The first description of the species was by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle in 1807
This was published in Redouté's Les Liliacees with an illustration by that artist
Sources of information:
(2023)