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New South Wales Waratah

Telopea speciosissima

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 31, February 44, March 55, April 57, May 53, June 39, July 66, August 256, September 801, October 465, November 169, December 45.
Australia2,081
New South Wales2,067
Other Territories13
South Africa2
New Zealand1
Australian Capital Territory1
Bay of Plenty Region1
Limpopo1
Western Cape1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderproteas, lotuses, planes, and allies · Proteales
FamilyProtea family · Proteaceae
GenusWaratahs · Telopea

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise New South Wales Waratah with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.