Telopea aspera
Species of plant in the family Proteaceae from New South Wales in Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Telopea aspera, commonly known as Gibraltar Range waratah,[2] is a plant in the family Proteaceae. It grows as a woody shrub to 3 metres (10 ft) high with leathery rough leaves and bright red flower heads known as inflorescences—each composed of hundreds of individual flowers. It is endemic to the New England region in New South Wales in Australia. It was formally described as a species by botanists Peter Weston and Mike Crisp in 1995, separated from its close relative Telopea speciosissima by its rough foliage and preference for dryer habitat. Unlike its better known relative, Telopea aspera has rarely been cultivated.
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Gibraltar Range waratah | |
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Telopea aspera in the Gibraltar Range National Park. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Proteaceae |
Genus: | Telopea |
Species: | T. aspera |
Binomial name | |
Telopea aspera | |
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