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Flowers are bright red or scarlet in colour, bell-shaped when viewed from the side and star-shaped when viewed end-on, about 25 to 30 mm (1.0 to 1.2 in) long by 16 to 22 mm (0.6 to 0.9 in) wide, and are produced on large panicles. [7] They have five petals, fused at the base and free at the ends.
The South Australian Policy adopted Sturt's Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa) as the Floral Emblem of South Australia on 23 November 1961. [ 6 ] The Tasmanian Government proclaimed Eucalyptus globulus as their State floral emblem on 5 December 1962, [ 7 ] however it is rarely seen as an official or popular emblem. [ 8 ]
Xerochrysum bracteatum, commonly known as the golden everlasting or strawflower, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Australia. Described by Étienne Pierre Ventenat in 1803, it was known as Helichrysum bracteatum for many years before being transferred to a new genus Xerochrysum in 1990.
The waratah (genus Telopea) is an Australian-endemic genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees, native to the southeastern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania). The best-known species in this genus is Telopea speciosissima , which has bright red flowers and is the New South Wales (NSW) state emblem.
Chorizema cordatum, commonly known as heart-leaf flame pea, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia. Noongar people know the plant as kaly. [3] It is a woody, erect, scrambling or climbing shrub with heart-shaped leaves, the flowers usually brightly coloured in yellow ...
Blandfordia, commonly known as Christmas bells, [4] is a genus of four species of flowering plants native to eastern Australia. Christmas bells are tufted, perennial herbs with narrow, linear leaves and up to twenty large, drooping, cylindrical or bell-shaped flowers.
Acacia aneura, commonly known as mulga, [3] is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to inland Australia. It is a variable shrub or small tree with flat, narrowly linear to elliptic phyllodes , cylindrical spikes of bright yellow flowers and more or less flat and straight, leathery pods .
It includes taxa that are native to Australia. Taxa of the lowest rank are always included. Higher taxa are included only if endemic. For the flora of Australia defined politically, see Category:Flora of Australia by state or territory. In the WGSRPD, Australia is as politically defined except for the following exceptions: