Templetonia retusa

Location & distribution maps

Common name:         Cockies Tongues

• Also, cocky's tongues, coral bush

Conservation status: . . .

Etymology:   

Flowers:

• Its flowers are normally a rich red colour, and are 25–40 mm long

Fruit:                            

• The seed pods are 40–50 mm long and around 10 mm wide

Leaves:         

Stem & branches: 

Roots:         

Habit:        

• It grows up to 2 metres  high, with leaves 15–40 mm long and 7–25 mm wide

Habitat:   

• Coastal woodland and heaths over limestone

Distribution:                  

• It is found in from Shark Bay, Western Australia, to near Kangaroo Island, as well as inland in the Flinders Ranges of South Australia

Additional notes:     

Sources of information:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templetonia_retusa (2023)