ON THIS PLANT
Macropidia fuliginosa, the sole species of genus Macropidia, is a perennial rhizomatous flowering plant. A relation of the kangaroo paws, Anigozanthus, which are also endemic to Southwest Australia, it is referred to as the black kangaroo paw. Bearing unusual black and green flowers, it occurs on a coastal plain from Perth to Geraldton.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Macropidia
- Family
- Haemodoraceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Black kangaroo-paw en Sooty anigozanthos
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